Other signs and symptoms may include:[4]
This table lists symptoms that people with this disease may have. For most diseases, symptoms will vary from person to person. People with the same disease may not have all the symptoms listed. This information comes from a database called the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO) . The HPO collects information on symptoms that have been described in medical resources. The HPO is updated regularly. Use the HPO ID to access more in-depth information about a symptom.
Medical Terms | Other Names | Learn More: HPO ID |
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80%-99% of people have these symptoms | ||
Arachnodactyly |
Long slender fingers
Spider fingers
[ more ]
|
0001166 |
Ascending tubular aorta aneurysm |
Bulging of wall of large artery located above heart
|
0004970 |
Chronic fatigue |
Chronic extreme exhaustion
|
0012432 |
Disproportionate tall stature | 0001519 | |
Pectus carinatum |
Pigeon chest
|
0000768 |
Pes planus |
Flat feet
Flat foot
[ more ]
|
0001763 |
Slender build |
Thin build
|
0001533 |
Spontaneous pneumothorax |
Spontaneous collapsed lung
|
0002108 |
Striae distensae |
Stretch marks
|
0001065 |
30%-79% of people have these symptoms | ||
Abnormality of malar bones | 0012369 | |
Arthralgia/ |
Joint pain/Joint inflammation
|
0005059 |
Dental crowding |
Crowded teeth
Dental overcrowding
Overcrowding of teeth
[ more ]
|
0000678 |
Dural ectasia | 0100775 | |
High, narrow palate |
Narrow, high-arched roof of mouth
Narrow, highly arched roof of mouth
[ more ]
|
0002705 |
Increased axial length of the globe |
Increased front to back length of eyeball
|
0007800 |
Joint hypermobility |
Double-Jointed
Flexible joints
Increased mobility of joints
[ more ]
|
0001382 |
Lens luxation |
Dislocated lens
|
0012019 |
Lens subluxation |
Partially dislocated lens
|
0001132 |
Mitral valve prolapse | 0001634 | |
Myopia |
Close sighted
Near sighted
Near sightedness
Nearsightedness
[ more ]
|
0000545 |
Narrow face |
Decreased breadth of face
Decreased width of face
[ more ]
|
0000275 |
Pectus excavatum |
Funnel chest
|
0000767 |
Protrusio acetabuli | 0003179 | |
Scoliosis | 0002650 | |
Sleep disturbance |
Difficulty sleeping
Trouble sleeping
[ more ]
|
0002360 |
Visual impairment |
Impaired vision
Loss of eyesight
Poor vision
[ more ]
|
0000505 |
5%-29% of people have these symptoms | ||
Aortic tortuosity | 0006687 | |
Arterial dissection | 0005294 | |
Ascending aortic dissection | 0004933 | |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder |
Attention deficit
Attention deficit disorder
Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
Attention deficits
Childhood attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder
[ more ]
|
0007018 |
Cachexia |
Wasting syndrome
|
0004326 |
Cleft roof of mouth
|
0000175 | |
Congestive heart failure |
Cardiac failure
Cardiac failures
Heart failure
[ more ]
|
0001635 |
Descending aortic dissection | 0012499 | |
Dilatation of an abdominal artery | 0002636 | |
Dolichocephaly |
Long, narrow head
Tall and narrow skull
[ more ]
|
0000268 |
Downslanted palpebral fissures |
Downward slanting of the opening between the eyelids
|
0000494 |
Emphysema | 0002097 | |
Esotropia |
Inward turning cross eyed
|
0000565 |
Exotropia |
Outward facing eye ball
|
0000577 |
Flat cornea | 0007720 | |
Glaucoma | 0000501 | |
Hemoptysis |
Coughing up blood
|
0002105 |
Hypoplasia of the iris |
Underdeveloped iris
|
0007676 |
Inguinal hernia | 0000023 | |
Kyphosis |
Hunched back
Round back
[ more ]
|
0002808 |
Limited elbow movement |
Decreased elbow mobility
Limited elbow mobility
Restricted elbow motion
[ more ]
|
0002996 |
Meningocele | 0002435 | |
Little lower jaw
Small jaw
Small lower jaw
[ more ]
|
0000347 | |
Mitral valve calcification | 0004382 | |
Muscular |
Low or weak muscle tone
|
0001252 |
Myalgia |
Muscle ache
Muscle pain
[ more ]
|
0003326 |
Open bite |
Absence of overlap of upper and lower teeth
Open bite between upper and lower teeth
[ more ]
|
0010807 |
Osteopenia | 0000938 | |
0000939 | ||
Pulmonary artery dilatation | 0004927 | |
Retinal detachment |
Detached retina
|
0000541 |
Retrognathia |
Receding chin
Receding lower jaw
Weak chin
Weak jaw
[ more ]
|
0000278 |
Skeletal muscle atrophy |
Muscle degeneration
Muscle wasting
[ more ]
|
0003202 |
Spondylolisthesis |
Displacement of one backbone compared to another
Slipped backbone
[ more ]
|
0003302 |
1%-4% of people have these symptoms | ||
Cataract |
Clouding of the lens of the eye
Cloudy lens
[ more ]
|
0000518 |
Hypertropia | 0025586 | |
Percent of people who have these symptoms is not available through HPO | ||
Aortic dissection |
Tear in inner wall of large artery that carries blood away from heart
|
0002647 |
Aortic regurgitation | 0001659 | |
Aortic root aneurysm |
Bulge in wall of root of large artery that carries blood away from heart
|
0002616 |
0000006 | ||
Decreased muscle mass | 0003199 | |
Deeply set eye |
Deep set eye
Deep-set eyes
Sunken eye
[ more ]
|
0000490 |
Ectopia lentis | 0001083 | |
Flexion |
Flexed joint that cannot be straightened
|
0001371 |
Genu recurvatum |
Back knee
Knee hyperextension
[ more ]
|
0002816 |
Hammertoe |
Hammer toe
Hammertoes
[ more ]
|
0001765 |
High palate |
Elevated palate
Increased palatal height
[ more ]
|
0000218 |
Incisional hernia | 0004872 | |
Kyphoscoliosis | 0002751 | |
Long face |
Elongation of face
Increased height of face
Increased length of face
Vertical elongation of face
Vertical enlargement of face
Vertical overgrowth of face
[ more ]
|
0000276 |
Malar flattening |
Zygomatic flattening
|
0000272 |
Medial rotation of the medial malleolus | 0008132 | |
Mitral annular calcification | 0005136 | |
Mitral regurgitation | 0001653 | |
Narrow palate |
Narrow roof of mouth
|
0000189 |
Pes cavus |
High-arched foot
|
0001761 |
Pneumothorax |
Collapsed lung
|
0002107 |
Premature osteoarthritis |
Premature arthritis
|
0003088 |
Reduced subcutaneous adipose |
Reduced fat tissue below the skin
|
0003758 |
Tall stature |
Increased body height
|
0000098 |
Tricuspid valve prolapse | 0001704 |
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Related diseases are conditions that have similar signs and symptoms. A health care provider may consider these conditions in the table below when making a diagnosis. Please note that the table may not include all the possible conditions related to this disease.
Conditions with similar signs and symptoms from Orphanet
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Differential diagnoses include MASS syndrome, Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome, mitral valve prolapse, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and other diseases that present with aortic aneurysm such as Loeys-Dietz syndrome (see these terms).
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