title: [Congenital absence of pericardium in a case of a variant of Marfan syndrome].
abstract: We describe a case of congenital absence of the pericardium of a 42 year-old patient with a variant of Marfan's Syndrome involving the skeletal and cardiovascular system. The diagnosis was formulated not only through an accurate clinical examination, but also through non-invasive tests like a standard radiography of the chest, an echocardiography M-mode and 2-D and a doppler-analysis.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Corti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pagnoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mangano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bordiga
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lorini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008945:Mitral Valve Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Assenza congenita di pericardio in un caso di variante di sindrome di Marfan.