Marfan syndrome

DDx

  • Tall stature (normal)
  • Aortic root disease due to other causes, eg, ankylosing spondylitis, syphilis, temporal (giant cell) arteritis, Takayasu’s arteritis
  • Homocystinuria (with lens dislocation)
  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
  • Idiopathic mitral valve prolapse

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Last updated: December 1, 2014