Etymology

Njolstad syndrome

Today it means: A cutaneous condition that combines lymphedema of the limbs and face with congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasias. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the Norwegian pediatrician Pål Rasmus Njølstad, who published a report on three siblings with the condition in 1997.

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