Marfan Syndrome
By Natalia Aguilar
What is Marfan syndrome? Overview
How inherited
from a tissue in your body that causes an abnormal featureto your eyes or even your musculoskeletal system.
signs of Marfan syndrome
collapsed lung
Nervous System Complications
Eye Complications
only way to truly know if you have Marfan syndrome (scoliosis) is to take a physical.The doctor will ask your to bend over and he will take a look at your back and if he notice an inner or outer curve he will send you to get an X-ray and they will take a look. If you have it is if you'll be 20° or lower. If it curves anymore that 40 degrees are more likely to get worse.
Test and treatment
the treatment can be Back brace, Glasses, Contact lenses. For people who get treated by surgery they will get a metal plate in their spine that straightens there back and the get ribs raised than after 6 months the plate is removed. hip joint, if the arthritic pains are severe.Pain in the foot can be treated with acetaminophen people with Marfan should wear flat shoes shoes with some sort of cushions. there uncommonly foot surgery.
Citation
Jacqueline L. Longe. 5th ed. Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 2015. Science in
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rey, Rebecca J., and Judith Sims. "Marfan Syndrome." The Gale Encyclopedia of
Genetic Disorders. Ed. Laurie J. Fundukian. 3rd ed. Vol. 2. Detroit: Gale,
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