TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Marfan Syndrome A1 - Appachi, Elumalai A2 - Usatine, Richard P. A2 - Sabella, Camille A2 - Smith, Mindy Ann A2 - Mayeaux, E.J. A2 - Chumley, Heidi S. A2 - Appachi, Elumalai Y1 - 2015 N1 - T2 - The Color Atlas of Pediatrics AB - A 14-year-old girl is brought to her pediatrician for a routine health maintenance visit. The pediatrician notes that she is tall for her age, has long, slender fingers, hypermobile joints, and that her arm span is longer than her body span (Figures 223-1 to 223-3). She also has a high arched palate and a systolic murmur. The pediatrician refers the girl to a cardiologist, who performs an echocardiogram, which reveals mitral valve prolapse without regurgitation, and dilatation of the aortic root. The pediatrician and cardiologist suspect that the child has Marfan syndrome and order a test for fibrillin 1 mutation, which confirms the diagnosis. Her pediatrician plans a multidisciplinary team for the girl, including baseline and follow-up ophthalmology examinations, and close follow-up visits with the cardiologist, orthopedist, and geneticist. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/23 UR - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114880729 ER -