Article
A case of Marfan's syndrome phenotype associated with neurogenic muscle atrophy.
The Kurume medical journal - 1 Jan 1991
Honda Y, Zinnouchi Y, Murai I, Shoji H, Oizumi K
Abstract excerpt
A 23 year-old man was admitted because of weakness and atrophy in both tights. He was 184 cm in height with arachnodactyly and had a mild dilatation of the ascending aorta which was detected by cardiac echogram and chest CT scan. A laboratory examination revealed normal serum values for mucopolysaccarides and amino acids, and 46XY chromosomes. These findings indicate a Marfan's syndrome phenotype. A neurological...
Topics
- Adult
- Humans
- Male
- Marfan Syndrome
- Muscular Atrophy
- Phenotype