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Proteus syndrome also known as Wiedemann syndrome (named after the German paediatrician Hans-Rudolf Wiedemann) is a congenital disorder that causes skin overgrowth and atypical bone development often accompanied by tumors over half the body.Proteus syndrome is highly variable and is named after the Greek sea-god Proteus who could change his shape.The condition appears to have been first described in the American medical literature by Drs. Samia Temtamy and John Rogers in 1976 Dr.
