1. Connective Tissue Disorder - Marfan Syndrome
However, further symptoms include tall and slender build, disproportionately long arms, legs, fingers and toes, a breastbone that protrudes outward or dips inward, a high, arched palate and crowded teeth, heart murmurs, extreme nearsightedness, an abnormally curved spine and flat feet (Mayo Clinic, n.d.). ... Further, the condition affects joints which become loose and flexible and causes flat feet (pes planus). ... It can also be associated with persistent chest pain, arrhythmias and congestive heart failure. ... Additional eye symptoms include abnormally flat cornea, hypoplastic iris, and de...
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