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Original Article
Cardiology
Infantile Marfan syndrome in a Korean tertiary referral center
Yeon Jeong Seo, Ko-Eun Lee, Gi Beom Kim, Bo Sang Kwon, Eun Jung Bae, Chung Il Noh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2016;59(2):59-64.   Published online February 29, 2016
Purpose

Infantile Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a rare congenital inheritable connective tissue disorder with poor prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the cardiovascular manifestations and overall prognosis of infantile MFS diagnosed in a tertiary referral center in Korea.

Methods

Eight patients diagnosed with infantile MFS between 2004 and 2014 were retrospectively evaluated.

Results

Their median age at the time of diagnosis was 2.5 months (range,...

Case Report
A Case of Infantile Marfan Syndrome
Sun Young Kim, Hee Ju Park
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1999;42(11):1583-1588.   Published online November 15, 1999
Marfan syndrome is infrequently diagnosed early in infancy. The morphologic characteristics and prognosis in infantile Marfan syndrome may be quite different from those in older patients. Characteristic cardiac findings in early life include mitral valve prolapse, valvular regurgitation, and aortic root dilation. Morbidity and mortality may be high for infants diagnosed with Marfan syndrome. Cardiac surgery for cardiovascular complication in...
Original Article
The Clinical Study on Marfan Syndrome
Jung Sim Kim, Dong Kyu Jin, See Hwan Ko, Jee Yeon Min, I-Seok Kang, Kye Won Jeon, Yung Lan Choi, Heung Jae Lee, Seung Woo Park, Won Ro Lee, Chong Suh Lee, Sei Yeul Oh, Chang Won Ki, Han Wook Yoo, In Sook Park, Jae Kon Ko
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(10):1411-1416.   Published online October 15, 1998
Purpose : The aim of this study was to assess the involvement of several organs patients with Marfan syndrome in Korea. Also the clinical features in childhood patients with Marfan syndrome were assessed. Methods : Thirty-eight cases of Marfan syndrome were enrolled in this study. Clinical evaluations of the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and occular system were performed in all cases. Results : The...
Case Report
A Case of Superior Mesenteric Artery Aneurysm associated with Marfan Syndrome
Ick Ho Sung, Sang Hee Kim, Min Seop Song, Chul Ho Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(7):984-988.   Published online July 15, 1998
Superior mesenteric artery aneurysm is very rare complication of Marfan syndrome, especially in children. A 11 years old male patient was admitted to the hospital because of fluctuating high fever and diagnosed as infective endocarditis and Marfan syndrome. During antibiotics therapy, fever was slowly decreased but abdominal pain was developed and pulsatile abdominal mass was palpable in the midline of...
Original Article
A case of Marfan Syndrome.
T U Kim, S H Bae, H S Yoon, S H Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(12):1680-1684.   Published online December 31, 1988
We experienced a case of Marfan syndrome in 10 year-old girl with dolichomorphism, myopia, dilatation of ascending aorta, PDA, mitral valve prolapse. Diagnosis was established by clinical characteristics with echocardiography and cardiac catheter- ization. And also, Pertinent literatures on Marfan svndrome were reviewed briefly.
Case Report
A Case of Marfan Syndrom.
Kyung Hee Kim, Bok Lyun Kim, Chang Hwi Kim, Sang Jhoo Lee
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1986;29(8):912-917.   Published online August 31, 1986
The Marfan syndrome is a heritable disorder of connective tissue with cardinal manifestations in the ocular, skeletal and cardiovascular system. We experienced one case of Marfan syndrome in 13-year-old girl who showed dolichostenomelia, scoiosis, ectopia lentis and mitral valve prolapse.