Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.

Talk to a doctor now

24/7 visits - just $39!

50% off with $15/month membership

Conditions›Genetic disease›Marfan syndrome

Marfan syndrome

An inherited disorder that affects connective tissue where one's body shape is long, with thin arms, hands, and fingers, and when the total arm length is greater than a person's height.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgereviewed this

Internal Medicine 42 years experience

Is a type of:Bone diseases, Connective tissue disease, Congenital heart disease, Genetic disease

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common is it?

Rare

Rare	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2					Very common
Preteen6-13					Very common
Teenager14-18					Very common
Young adult19-40					Very common
Middle-aged adult41-60					Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Symptoms

Joint hypermobility

Load more

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Marfan syndrome

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Marfan syndrome

Surgery

Orthopedic surgery

Other treatments

Physical therapy

Related questions

A 25-year-old member asked:

What causes Marfan syndrome?

2 doctor answers5 doctors weighed in

A 48-year-old member asked:

How dangerous is Marfan syndrome?

1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:

Ask doctors free

Educational text

Free

Talk to a doctor

24/7 visits - just $39!

50% off with $15/month membership

A 46-year-old member asked:

Common symptoms of Marfan's syndrome?

1 doctor answer2 doctors weighed in

A 16-year-old member asked:

Is Marfan syndrome a sex-linked disease?

2 doctor answers8 doctors weighed in

A 31-year-old member asked:

Question: what is Marfan syndrome really?

1 doctor answer6 doctors weighed in

A 27-year-old female asked:

What are the symptoms of Marfan syndrome?

2 doctor answers6 doctors weighed in

A 44-year-old member asked:

How to figure out if I have Marfan syndrome?

1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in

A 27-year-old member asked:

I have Marfan syndrome. Should I not have kids?

2 doctor answers8 doctors weighed in

A 32-year-old member asked:

Can someone with marfan's syndrome gain weight?

1 doctor answer1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year-old male asked:

Does marfan syndrome disease make body thinner?

1 doctor answer2 doctors weighed in

Load more

Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.

Talk to a doctor now

24/7 visits - just $39!

50% off with $15/month membership