Morquio Syndrome
Alternate Names : Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVA (Galactosamine-6-Sulfatase Deficiency), Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVB (Beta Galactosidase Deficiency)
Morquio Syndrome Symptoms & Signs
- Family history of Morquio syndrome
- Coarse facial features (more mild than either Hunter or Hurler syndrome)
- Large head (macrocephaly)
- Knock-knees
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Widely spaced teeth
- Bell-shaped chest with ribs flared out at the bottom
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Short stature with a particularly short trunk
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Hypermobile joints
- Abnormal development of many bones including the spine
- Compression of the spinal cord can lead to weakness or paralysis
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