Journal article

Marfanoid Habitus, Dysmorphic Features, and Web Neck

GARY YC LEE, CALLUM J WILSON, INGRID M WINSHIP, ANDREW G VEALE

Southern Medical Journal | Southern Medical Association | Published : 2000

Abstract

ABSTRACT &NA; Bilateral pneumothoraces and aortic dilatation developed in a 25-year-old white man with marfanoid habitus, dysmorphic features, web neck, and intellectual impairment. He had physical features suggestive of Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome. We review the common characteristics of Marfan and Shprintzen-Goldberg syndromes and compare them with our case. Physicians should beware of potential cardiovascular abnormalities in patients with marfanoid habitus and dysmorphic features.

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