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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar 19;8(2):323–335. doi: 10.1016/j.ccep.2016.01.005

Table 2.

MAJOR CLINICAL FEATURES OF CANTU SYNDROME

Neonatal Features

 Neonatal macrosomia
 Maternal polyhydramnios
 Macrocephaly

Craniofacial dysmorphology
 Coarse facial appearance (can be confused with a storage disoder)
 Epicanthal folds
 Broad nasal bridge
 Anteverted nostrils
 Long philtrum
 Wide mouth with full lips
 Macroglossia
 High or narrow palate
 Gingival hyperplasia

Hair
 Congenital generalized hirsutism
 Thick scalp hair
 Thick and/or curly eyelashes
 Excessive hair growth on forehead, face, back and limbs

Cardiovascular
 Cardiomegaly
 Concentric hypertrophy of the ventricles
 Normal ventricular contractility
 Pericardial effusion
 Pulmonary hypertension
 Partial pulmonary venous obstruction
 Mitral valve regurgitation
 Congenital anomalies
  Patent ductus arteriosus
  Bicuspid and/or stenotic aortic valve

Skeletal abnormalities
 Thickened calvarium
 Narrow shoulders and thorax
 Pectus carinatum
 Broad ribs
 Platyspondyly and ovoid vertebral bodies
 Hypoplastic ischium and pubic bones
 Erlenmeyer-flask-like long bones with metaphyseal flaring
 Delayed bone age

Skin and joints
 Loose and/or wrinkled skin, especially in neonates
 Deep palmar and plantar creases
 Persistent fingertip pads
 Hyperextensibility of joints

Lymphatic system
 Lymphedema, onset usually in adolescence or adulthood

Gastrointestinal
 Pyloric stenosis
 Increased risk for upper gastrointestinal bleeding