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Table 1 Common presenting/early symptoms in patients with attenuated MPS I [24, 51]

From: Short stature as a presenting symptom of attenuated Mucopolysaccharidosis type I: case report and clinical insights

• Growth delay (normal birth weight, but growth failure or short stature)

• Joint contractures (primarily in hands/claw hand deformity), joint pain and stiffness, restricted mobility

• Carpal tunnel syndrome (trigger digits)

• Recurrent hernias (umbilical and/or inguinal)

• Corneal clouding

• Hepatosplenomegaly

• Skeletal abnormalities/dysostosis multiplex (e.g., kyphosis, scoliosis, hip dysplasia, flattened vertebral bodies, oar-shaped ribs, short thickened clavicles, bullet-shaped phalanges, dysplastic femoral heads, flattened acetabula, coxa valga and genu valgum deformities)

• Ear/nose/throat symptoms (recurrent ear infections, noisy breathing, sleep apnea, enlarged tongue, hearing loss)

• Heart murmur (valve abnormalities)

• Surgical history of multiple hernia repairs, PE tubes, tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy

  1. All symptoms may not be present in the same patient, but are usually progressive. See Fig. 2 for the path to diagnosis