A patient with tricho-rhino-phalangeal syndrome and mitral valve disease

Abstract

We describe the case of a 33 year old man with Tricho-Rhino-Phalangeal Syndrome (TRPS) and mitral valve disease. Tricho-Rhino-Phalangeal Syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder. The English literature has no record of any association with mitral valve disease which was a feature of our patient and his father both of whom were suffering from the syndrome. Doctors looking after patients with that condition should be alert to this possible association.