Abstract
Congenital lymphoedema causes limb swelling from impaired lymph drainage and it can predispose patients to infection and rarely to cancer. We report a case of unilateral primary congenital lymphoedema of the foot associated with hypoplastic toes, which has not been documented in the literature before.
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