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ANY SIGNS?

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Note what signs you see.

See what I see

I (W. Wertelecki, M.D.) see this sign in a patient with a long (dolicho) arm and chest, thus suggestive of Marfan syndrome or other less common disorders associated with “dolicho – morphia” (please visit the corresponding gallery.

PERSPECTIVE: THIS SIGN MAY BE THE GATE TO EARLY RECOGNITION OF AORTIC ARTERY ANOMALIES IN OTHERWISE HEALTHY TEENAGERS.

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Dolicho-Morphic (Long Proportions)

Gracile Long Bones (Dolicho)

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