Severe Symptoms Of Maffucci Syndrome

Short Stature

Individuals who have Maffucci syndrome often have a short stature throughout their adulthood. Short stature occurs when an individual does not grow to be the same height as others of the same age, gender, and ethnicity. Technically, an individual has a short stature if their height is under the third percentile for their age, gender, and weight. Because Maffucci syndrome causes abnormal cartilage tumor growths inside some of the major bones in a patient's body, the growth of such bones can be disrupted or impaired. Direct expansion of the growths in an individual's bones often causes decreased linear growth in the affected bones. The development and progression of the enchondromas in Maffucci syndrome patients may occur in locations that are too close to the individual's growth plates. If the growth plates in the affected bone become damaged, the bone will not grow to be as long as it should. Short stature is particularly associated with decreased linear growth of the long bones in a patient's legs.

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