What causes abnormally long toes?

What causes abnormally long toes?

People with Marfan syndrome are usually tall and thin with unusually long arms, legs, fingers and toes. The damage caused by Marfan syndrome can be mild or severe. If your aorta — the large blood vessel that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body — is affected, the condition can become life-threatening.

What do people with Marfan look like?

People with Marfan syndrome are often very tall and thin. Their arms, legs, fingers and toes may seem out of proportion, too long for the rest of their body. Their spine may be curved and their breastbone (sternum) may either stick out or be indented. Their joints may be weak and easily become dislocated.

Can people with Marfan’s have babies?

A gene change sometimes can cause birth defects and other health conditions. Marfan syndrome usually is inherited. This means the gene change that causes Marfan syndrome is passed from parent to child. If one parent has Marfan syndrome, there’s a 1-in-2 chance (50 percent) that their baby will have it, too.

What do long toes indicate?

If your big toe is much longer than your other toes, you are a clever, creative thinker. You come up with ingenious solutions to problems. You can see things from different angles and are never stumped for ideas. On the downside, you may have problems focusing and sometimes don’t see projects through.

What do long fingers indicate?

Index finger longer than ring finger The traditional pattern in women, long index fingers can predict a child’s academic strengths. Scientists at the University of Bath found that longer index fingers indicated good verbal and literacy skills, where girls dominate.

Do you have to be tall to have marfans?

Not everyone who’s tall or thin or nearsighted has the disease. People who have Marfan syndrome have very specific symptoms that usually occur together, and it’s this pattern that doctors look for when diagnosing it.