Morquio, L. (English spelling) MorquioL

Japanese: Morquio,L.(英語表記)MorquioL
Morquio, L. (English spelling) MorquioL

…Morquio syndrome is a disease reported by physician Louis Morquio (1867-1935) and others from Montevideo, Uruguay. It is a disease that causes abnormal bone development throughout the body due to metabolic abnormalities in mucopolysaccharides. It is a hereditary disease, and symptoms appear from around 3 to 4 years of age. It is characterized by kyphosis of the spine, bowed legs, flat feet, carinatum, and abnormal joint mobility, and by a short stature with a trunk that is relatively shorter than the limbs. X-ray examinations also show characteristic images such as flattening of the vertebral bodies of the spine, hypoplasia of the hip joint acetabulum, coxa valga, and deformation of the epiphysis. …

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Japanese:

…モルキオ症候群ともいう。ウルグアイ,モンテビデオの医師モルキオLouis Morquio(1867‐1935)らによって報告された病気。ムコ多糖類の代謝異常によって,全身の骨の発育異常を生ずる疾患の一つ。遺伝性の病気で,症状が現れてくるのは3~4歳ころからである。脊柱の後彎,X脚,扁平足,鳩胸,関節の異常可動性などが現れ,体幹が四肢より相対的に短い低身長者になるのが特徴である。X線検査でも,脊柱の椎体の扁平化,股関節の臼蓋の形成不全や外反股,骨端部の変形など,特有な像がみられる。…

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