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Note: Please also refer to the Internet Resources section for height, weight and other medical-related information.
A number of medical conditions are known to have additional height as one of the symptoms. The following is by no means a comprehensive list, but does cover the main syndromes. These articles have been transferred from the files of "6ft+", the magazine of the Tall Persons Club GB & Ireland.
Another height-related condition is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS). EDS is a group of heritable connective tissue disorders and can affect the skin, ligaments, and internal organs. Visit the EDS UK Support Group website for more information.
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome is a condition that can also affect height. Visit the Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome Support Group (AISSG) website (Growth section) for further information.
Important
A high percentage of medical students, when studying a particular illness or disorder will begin to display, or think that they display, some of the symptoms. As their studies move on the symptoms clear and make way for a new set. In other words don't start to imagine the worst.
A syndrome is a set of symptoms which, when observed together, enable a physician to make a diagnosis and to decide on a treatment regime. Just because you may display one of the symptoms associated with a particular condition does not necessarily mean that you have the syndrome. For example, myopia (short-sightedness) is sometimes associated with Marfan syndrome, but nearly always in conjunction with a number of other symptoms. You can be myopic, without having Marfan syndrome.
Simply put: don't panic! Most of us are tall for a very simple reason, and not because of a height related syndrome. If after reading the article you feel that you would like more information please contact the appropriate organisation who will be able to put you in touch with a suitable specialist.
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