Open AccessMarfan syndrome with acute abdomen: a case report
Author(s) -
Beyazıt Zencirci
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s14267
Subject(s) - medicine , acute abdomen , marfan syndrome , arachnodactyly , abdomen , presentation (obstetrics) , kyphoscoliosis , pectus excavatum , mitral valve prolapse , surgery , mitral valve , scoliosis
Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder characterized by a combination of clinical manifestations in different organ systems. Patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS) whose lifetimes are extended may be encountered as acute abdomen (appendicitis) cases apart from the obligatory reasons and emergencies arising naturally out of their disease, as in the case reported.
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