There is no single treatment for Noonan syndrome. Treatment focuses on the individual symptoms. Growth hormone has been used successfully to treat short stature in some persons with Noonan syndrome.

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The expected outcome depends on the extent and severity of symptoms. Patients can lead normal lives.

• Accumulation of fluid in tissues of body (lymphedema, cystic hygroma)
• Failure to thrive in infants
• Low self-esteem
• Male infertility in those with both testes undescended
• Problems with the structure of the heart
• Short stature
• Social difficulties related to physical problems

This condition may be detected on early infant exams. Evaluation by an experienced geneticist is often needed to diagnose Noonan syndrome.

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Review Date: 08/26/2009
Reviewed By: Chad Haldeman-Englert, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Section on Medical Genetics, Winston-Salem, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)