Open AccessRole of dental physician in Marfan syndrome
Author(s) -
Anusha Rangare Lakshman,
Sham Kishor Kanneppady,
Renita Lorina Castelino,
Preethi Balan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
archives of medicine and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2321-6085
pISSN - 2321-4848
DOI - 10.4103/2321-4848.154959
Subject(s) - medicine , marfan syndrome , connective tissue , dilation (metric space) , aorta , affect (linguistics) , cardiology , intensive care medicine , pathology , linguistics , philosophy , mathematics , combinatorics
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a variable, autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue whose cardinal features affect the cardiovascular system, eyes, and skeleton. The patient′s prognosis depends on the severity of cardiovascular complications and is mainly determined by progressive dilation of the aorta. If signs of MFS are recognized, it is important to refer to the correct health care professional for further testing to prevent associated complications. Hereby, we report a case of MFS who was unaware about the cardiac manifestations, thereby emphasizing the importance in identifying this potentially life-threatening condition in dental practice