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Mitral valvar prolapse and regurgitation combined with aortic regurgitation in a child with Sanfilippo syndrome type A

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Ahmad Alturjuman  and
Ashok V. Mehta
Ahmad Alturjuman
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA
Ashok V. Mehta*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, James H. Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, USA
*
Ashok V Mehta, M D. 315 N. State of Franklin Rd Biulding 1, Suite 12, Johnson City, TN, 37604. Tel: (423) 926-1505; Fax: (423) 926-8910
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Summary

Cardiovascular involvement is commonly reported in various muco- polysaccharidoses. We report a first case of Sanfilippo syndrome type A in a 12-year-old white female who has developed combined progressive mitral valvar regurgitation due to prolapse and aortic regurgitation.

Keywords

MucopolysaccharidosesSanfilippo syndromeaortic insufficiencymitral valve prolapse
Type
Brief Reports
Information
Cardiology in the Young , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , April 1998 , pp. 271 - 273
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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