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Mucopolysaccharidosis: Follow-up

Author: Tarek Bittar, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Martin Luther King Medical Center
Coauthor(s): Eleby R Washington III, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedics, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
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Updated: Mar 4, 2008

Follow-up

Complications

  • Hearing loss
  • Joint stiffness
  • Hydrocephalus
  • Corneal clouding
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Obstructive airway disease

Prognosis

  • The prognosis varies depending on the type of MPS. Most of these patients have shortened life spans, and some of them die in infancy (see Physical).
  • Bone marrow transplantation has some positive effects systemically, such as reduction in hepatosplenomegaly, airway obstruction, and cardiopulmonary disease. These effects have resulted in improved life span, and many of these patients survive beyond the first decade of life.

Miscellaneous

Medicolegal Pitfalls

  • Although no clinically proven treatments have been available for MPS, various experimental studies have been performed. These include enzyme replacement via plasma exchange and fibroblast transplantation from healthy individuals. These procedures resulted in decrease in excretion of urinary mucopolysaccharides but did not convincingly cause clinical improvement. These procedures are quite invasive and very expensive; thus, they have not achieved popularity in the medical community.

Special Concerns

  • Identification of female heterozygotes can be possible in Hunter syndrome. These females appear clinically healthy. Carrier detection is done using hair-root analysis and single cell cloning of fibroblast. However, these tests are not widely available at this time.
 


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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

MPS, inherited metabolic disorders, lysosomal enzyme deficiency, lysosomal storage disease, Hurler syndrome, MPS IH, Hurler-Scheie syndrome, MPS I-H/S, Scheie syndrome, MPS IS, Hunter syndrome, MPS II, Sanfilippo syndrome, MPS III, Morquio syndrome, MP IV, Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, MPS VI, Sly syndrome, MPS VII

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Tarek Bittar, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Martin Luther King Medical Center
Tarek Bittar, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Eleby R Washington III, MD, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopedics, Charles R Drew University of Medicine and Science
Eleby R Washington III, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, International College of Surgeons, and National Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Charles T Mehlman, DO, MPH, Director, Musculoskeletal Outcomes Research, Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Charles T Mehlman, DO, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Fracture Association, American Medical Association, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, American Osteopathic Association, Arthroscopy Association of North America, North American Spine Society, Ohio State Medical Association, Pediatric Oncology Group, and Scoliosis Research Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

George H Thompson, MD, Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University; Director, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
George H Thompson, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Ohio State Medical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS, Associate Clinical Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Harvard Medical School; Chief of Arthroscopic Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Dinesh Patel, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, American College of International Physicians, and American College of Surgeons
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Dennis P Grogan, MD, Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of South Florida College of Medicine; Chief of Staff, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shriners Hospital for Children of Tampa
Dennis P Grogan, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Orthopaedic Association, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Eastern Orthopaedic Association, Irish American Orthopaedic Society, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, and Scoliosis Research Society
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