Moynahan syndrome
Encyclopedia
Moynahan syndrome is a cutaneous condition characterized by multiple lentigines, congenital mitral stenosis
, dwarfism
, genital hypoplasia
, and mental deficiency.
It was characterized in 1962.
It is one of three conditions named for Edmund John Moynahan.
Mitral stenosis
Mitral stenosis is a valvular heart disease characterized by the narrowing of the orifice of the mitral valve of the heart.-Signs and symptoms:Symptoms of mitral stenosis include:...
, dwarfism
Dwarfism
Dwarfism is short stature resulting from a medical condition. It is sometimes defined as an adult height of less than 4 feet 10 inches , although this definition is problematic because short stature in itself is not a disorder....
, genital hypoplasia
Hypoplasia
Hypoplasia is underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ. Although the term is not always used precisely, it properly refers to an inadequate or below-normal number of cells. Hypoplasia is similar to aplasia, but less severe. It is technically not the opposite of hyperplasia...
, and mental deficiency.
It was characterized in 1962.
It is one of three conditions named for Edmund John Moynahan.