Dysmorphic Syndromes with Dolichostenomelia

Belonging to this group are those congenital diseases characterized by abnormal development in the length of the limbs, which also appear slender. The main forms of dolichostenomelia are represented by Marfan disease and congenital contractural arachnodactyly. The message is to carry out a careful anamnesis because only through it can one become aware of congenital anomalies present in one of the parents which, being, in these cases, of dominant inheritance, can also occur in the fetus sometimes with greater expressiveness.