Children's Heart Institute - Marfan Syndrome and abnormalities of the skeleton, spine, chest or joints

The Children's Heart Institute - Hasan Abdallah, M.D.

Patient Education

What is Marfan Syndrome? | Abnormalities: Heart : Skeletal : Eye : Other
Causes | Risks | Management | Surgery

Marfan Syndrome:
Skeletal Abnormalities (spine, chest, and joints)

Positive Wrist Sign

Positive Thumb Sign

Positive Elbow Sign

Scoliosis of the Vertebral column (marked curvature of the spine)

Long Arm and Spider Hand

Pectus Excavatum

Long Arm and Spider Hand
(disproportionately long arms, legs, fingers and toes)
Long thin limbs
Increased height
Joint laxity

Pectus Excavatum
(funnel chest in which the breastbone is prominently caved inward)
Pectus Carinatum
(pigeon breast in which the breastbone protrudes forward)
Anterior chest deformity

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Next on the tour we will discuss the Ocular Abnormalities of Marfan Syndrome.

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