Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Brief Scenario of Marfans Syndrome

Gowhar Ahmad^* Department of Opthalmology, Florence Hospital Chanapora Srinagar Kashmir University, Jammu and Kashmir, India
^*Correspondence: Gowhar Ahmad, Department of Opthalmology, Florence Hospital Chanapora Srinagar Kashmir University, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Email:

Received: 01-Dec-2021 Published: 30-Dec-2021

Symptoms

Marfan's syndrome is a variable genetic disorder so signs and symptoms can be different from one person to other with varying severity and can range from mild to life-threatening. Symptoms tend to get worse with advancing age manifestations of Marfan’s syndrome are ocular manifestations skeletomuscular CVS manifestations ocular manifestations are subluxation of lens dislocation of lens soheriphakia ectopia lenses keratoconus nystagmus squint glaucoma high myopia retinal detachment skeletomuscular manifestations tall thin build person tower skull macro glossia high arched palate long tapering fingers aeackdectaky soan of arns us greater than arms kyphosis scoliosis pigeon shaped chest tendency fir fractures crowded teet flat feet CVS manifestations aortic dilatation mitral valve prophase syndrome severe mitral regurgitation, cog, heart disease, PDA, atrial septal defects.

Causes of Marfans

It is a connective tissue disorder inherited from a parent equally common in males and females prevalence of 1 in 5000 in the USA in all races dx.

Biography

Dr. Gowhar Ahmad, Ophthalmologist Florence Hospital Chanapora, Srinagar, Kashmir, India MBBS from GMC Srinagar, Kashmir, India university of J and K year 1970. NMS ophthalmology from SNMC Agra University of Agra year 1976 fellowship in pediatric ophthalmology from Morefield's eye hospital London fellowship in oculoplastic and neuropathology from king Khaled eye specialist hospital Riyadh Saudi Arabia. Ex Sr. Ophthalmologist and HOD Ophthalmology Qateef central hospital Dammam Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.