Scheie syndrome

Scheie syndrome (also known as "MPS I-S") is less severe version of Hurler syndrome. It is a condition characterized by corneal clouding, facial dysmorphism, and normal lifespan.[1][2] People with this condition may have aortic regurgitation.[3]

Eponym

It is named after Harold Glendon Scheie (1909–1990), an American Ophthalmologist.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ropper AH, Samuels MA, "Chapter 37. Inherited Metabolic Diseases of the Nervous System" (Chapter). Ropper AH, Samuels MA: Adams and Victor's Principles of Neurology, 9e: http://www.accessmedicine.com/content.aspx?aID=3636356.
  2. ↑ Bonakdar-Pour, Akbar. Diagnostic Imaging of Musculoskeletal Diseases: A Systematic Approach.
  3. ↑ "Scheie syndrome - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health". ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 19 January 2014.


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