A mother with Marfan syndrome comes with her 5 year old for a checkup. The child has myopia and a positive wrist and thumb sign.

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She reports that she was told by her last healthcare provider not to worry about this child. What is the next best step

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NikAS [45] · Answer 1 · 2023-07-31T07:51:11+03:00

Since the child has myopia and a positive wrist and thumb sign the best next step is to raise the issue of genetic referral.

<h3>What is Marfan syndrome?</h3>

Marfan syndrome is a genetically inherited disorder that affects all the organs of the body that contains connective tissues.

Example of such organs are:

Since the mother has Marfan syndrome which can be inherited by the child, the best step to take is to raise the issue of genetic referral.

Learn more about inherited disorders here:

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