High Arched Palate
High-arched or “ogival” palate is a sign of Marfan’s syndrome.
Patient 1:
This is a young man with Marfan’s syndrome.
Patient 2:
This is a young man with Marfan’s syndrome.
Patient 3:
This is a young man with Marfan’s syndrome.
Image courtesy of “Frameworks for Internal Medicine”
This patient also has arachnodactyly.
Patient 4:
This patient has
Patient 5:
This is a young man with Marfan’s syndrome. Note the arachnodactyly, high-arched palate (ogival palate), thumb sign, wrist sign, and wide wing span.
