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Misdiagnosis of Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) results in late diagnosis and the late start of treatment, which has significant consequences on long-term outcomes. This gap usually results in confusing symptoms with other conditions, most notably trying to address symptoms directly and delaying actual diagnosis and treatment or referring the patient to the wrong pediatric specialties, causing further delays in the condition’s management chain.
Preparing you to ’think rare’ and think of MPS as a possible diagnosis by deconstructing the early signs and symptoms.
To avoid referrals to the wrong specialists, what diagnostic steps should you take to refer a patient?
Reviewing the main musculoskeletal manifestations of mucopolysaccharidoses.
Examining how to recognize signs of metabolic disease and what these look like in practice.
MPS diagnosis musculoskeletal case study - diagnosis in action.