The boy who will never grow "Morquio syndrome"

The following symptoms are associated with Morquio's syndrome: Abnormal heart development Abnormal skeletal development Hyper mobile joints Large fingers Knock-knees Widely spaced teeth Bell shaped chest (ribs flared) Compression of spinal cord Enlarged heart Dwarfism Patients with Morquio's syndrome appear healthy at birth. They often present with spinal deformity, there is growth retardation or genu valgus in the second or third year of life. Short stature (flat vertebrae cause a short trunk), short neck Moderate kyphosis or scoliosis Mild pectus carinatum (pigeon chest) Cervical spine: odontoid hypoplasia, atlanto-axial instability; may be associated with myelopathy with gradual loss of walking ability Joint laxity, mild dysostosis multiplex, dysplastic hips, large unstable knees, large elbows and wrists, and flat feet The combined abnormalities usually result in a duck-waddling gait Mid-face hypoplasia and mandibular protrusion Thin teeth enamel Corneal clouding Mild hepatosplenomegaly