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In | In general, males are more affected than females. LEOPARD syndrome is not a life threatening diagnosis, cardiomyopathy and other pathologic findings involving the cardiovascular system may be a cause of death in those whose cardiac deformities are profound. | ||
==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ==Natural History, Complications and Prognosis== | ||
Males are more likely than females to be affected with LEOPARD syndrome.<ref name="pmid1258892">{{cite journal| author=Voron DA, Hatfield HH, Kalkhoff RK| title=Multiple lentigines syndrome. Case report and review of the literature. | journal=Am J Med | year= 1976 | volume= 60 | issue= 3 | pages= 447-56 | pmid=1258892 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1258892 }} </ref> In itself, Leopard syndrome is not a life threatening diagnosis, most people diagnosed with the condition live normal lives. Obstructive cardiomyopathy and other pathologic findings involving the cardiovascular system may be a cause of death in those whose cardiac deformities are profound. It is suggested that, once diagnosed, individuals be routinely followed by a cardiologist, endocrinologist, dermatologist, and other appropriate specialties as symptoms present. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Moubarak, M.D. [2]
Overview
In general, males are more affected than females. LEOPARD syndrome is not a life threatening diagnosis, cardiomyopathy and other pathologic findings involving the cardiovascular system may be a cause of death in those whose cardiac deformities are profound.
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Males are more likely than females to be affected with LEOPARD syndrome.[1] In itself, Leopard syndrome is not a life threatening diagnosis, most people diagnosed with the condition live normal lives. Obstructive cardiomyopathy and other pathologic findings involving the cardiovascular system may be a cause of death in those whose cardiac deformities are profound. It is suggested that, once diagnosed, individuals be routinely followed by a cardiologist, endocrinologist, dermatologist, and other appropriate specialties as symptoms present.
References
- ↑ Voron DA, Hatfield HH, Kalkhoff RK (1976). "Multiple lentigines syndrome. Case report and review of the literature". Am J Med. 60 (3): 447–56. PMID 1258892.