Neonatal Marfan Syndrome — A Case Report

Shih, Hsien-Yu
Liu, Wan-Shiung
Chen, Te-Jen

Department of Pediatrics, Chi-Mei Foundation Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan.

Received: June 12, 2003 Accepted: February 18, 2004

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Acta Cardiologica Sinica 20(3):p 171-175, September 2004.

Neonatal Marfan syndrome is a rare congenital abnormality with atypical features of Marfan syndrome at an early stage. Although, neonatal Marfan syndrome is part of Marfan syndrome, its higher morbidity and mortality rate within young children period are different from those of classic Marfan syndrome noted in older patients. Several diversities of family history, cardiovascular system and cause of death are pointed out from recent studies.