Marfan-Like syndrome

Overview

Any congenital condition with a group of symptoms that resembles Marfan syndrome but doesn't quite fulfill all the criteria. Marfan syndrome is a connective tissue disorder that affects the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart and blood vessels.

Symptoms

* Dilated aorta * Mitral valve incompetence * Scoliosis * Ribcage deformity * Tall stature

Causes

* Idiopathic * Posture * Short leg * Sciatica * Bone disorders * Gongenital hemivertebra * Osteogenesis imperfecta * Osteoporosis * Bone lysis * Tuberculosis * Malignancy * Spondylolisthesis * Syringomyelia * Friedreich's ataxia * Neurofibromatosis * Poliomyelitis * Duchenne's muscular dystrophy * Faciohumeroscapular dystrophy