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Clinical and immunohistochemical findings in a case of neonatal Marfan syndrome
Author(s) -
Hanséus K,
Lundberg LM,
Björkhem G,
Dahlbäck K,
Hägerstrand I,
Kristoffersson U
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13562.x
Subject(s) - medicine , marfan syndrome , girl , caesarean section , gestational age , fetus , ultrasound , autopsy , pregnancy , surgery , pathology , radiology , psychology , developmental psychology , biology , genetics
A newborn girl with extreme cardiomegaly discovered by fetal ultrasound after 34 gestational weeks is presented. The girl was delivered through a Caesarean section. After birth, multiple skeletal stigmata and generalized cardiac involvement with abnormal valves and dilated great arteries suggested Marfan syndrome. The girl died at the age of 10 h. The postmortem examinations showed cardiovascular lesions typical of Marfan syndrome. Immunofluorescence studies from cultured fibroblasts of the patient showed decreased amounts of immunostained fibrous material, supporting the clinical diagnosis of a severe Marfan syndrome.