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. 2020 Mar 22;10(3):172. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics10030172

Table 1.

Signs and symptoms that should raise clinical suspicion of MPS.

Sign/Symptom of MPS MPS Types
I II III IV VI VII IX Plus
Head and neck Coarse facial features + + + + + + +
Hypertrichosis/thick scalp hair + + + + + +
Hearing loss + + + + + + +
Macrocephaly/scaphocephaly + + + + +
Corneal clouding + + + +
Abnormal dentition + + + + + +
J-shaped sella turcica + + + + +
Osteoarticular Short stature + + + + + +
Joint stiffness + + + + + + +
Hip dysplasia + + + + + + +
Thoracolumbar kyphosis + + + + + +
Genu valgum + + + + +
Odontoid dysplasia + + + +
Claw hands + + + + +
Bullet-shaped phalanges + + + + +
Carpal tunnel syndrome + + +
Joint laxity +
Cardiovascular Valve thickening / dysfunction + + + + + +
Left ventricular hypertrophy + + + + + + +
Neurological Developmental delay/intellectual disability + + + + +
Ventriculomegaly + + + + +
Dilated perivascular spaces + + + +
Hyperactive / aggressive behavior + +
Airways Recurrent respiratory infections + + + + + + +
Obstructive airway disease + + + + + +
Abdomen Hepatomegaly/splenomegaly + + + + +
Umbilical/inguinal hernia + + + +
Others Abnormal granulation in leukocytes + + + + + + +
Fetal hydrops + + +
Proteinuria +
Cytopenias +

A plus sign (+) indicates that the manifestation is associated to that specific mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorder. MPSPS: mucopolysaccharidosis-plus syndrome.