Unusual complications in siblings with marfanoid phenotype

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 247-248

  Harendra De Silva, D G ^a   Gunawardena, T P J ^a   Law, F M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Diaphragmatic eventration; Marfanoid features; Visceral diverticula

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DIAPHRAGM EVENTRATION; DIVERTICULOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING;

EID: 9544239438     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.3.247     Document Type: Article

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