Noonan Syndrome

Description Noonan syndrome is a genetic disorder that prevents normal development in various parts of the body. A child can be attacked in various ways Noonan syndrome: an unusual facial characteristics, short stature, heart defects, other physical problems, and sometimes mental retardation.
Noonan syndrome is caused by genetic mutations and is obtained when a child inherits a copy of the gene from affected parent. Can also occur as a spontaneous mutation in children, which means no family history involved.
Symptom Child's face is one of the key clinical features that lead to the diagnosis of Noonan syndrome. This feature will change, depending on the age of the child: * Early childhood. A baby less than a month seems low ears, upper lip, short neck and at the back of the head of a low hairline. * Childhood. Children have prominent eyes with a downward slope and width and rounded nose. * Childhood. There is often a lack of facial expression. * Youth. A teenager faces are usually wide, facial features become sharper and less protruding eyes, neck elongated. * Adult. When a child with Noonan syndrome to reach adult age, the skin wrinkles and looks transparent.
Treatment There is no specific treatment for Noonan syndrome. Management focuses on controlling symptoms and complications. Growth hormone can be used to treat short stature in some people who have Noonan syndrome.
Treatment of symptoms and complications that occur with Noonan syndrome depends on the type and severity of them. Many of the problems and physical health associated with this disease are treated just like normal people. Treatment approach for dealing with various aspects of Noonan's syndrome include: cardiac care, treating low growth rates, overcoming ketidampauan learning, vision care, and emmar dapengobatan for bleeding, treatment for problem limfatrik, treatment genitals and urinary tract problems.
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