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Síndrome de Marfan

Síntomas:

Las personas con el síndrome de Marfan generalmente son altas con brazos y piernas delgadas, al igual que dedos en forma de araña, una afección llamada aracnodactilia. Cuando ellos estiran sus brazos, la envergadura de éstos es significativamente mayor a su estatura.

Otros síntomas abarcan:

Signos y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico. Se pueden presentar articulaciones hipermóviles y signos de problemas con las válvulas cardíacas, aneurismas o un colapso pulmonar.

Un examen ocular puede mostrar problemas visuales, defectos del cristalino o la córnea, o desprendimiento de retina .

Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes:

Cada año, se debe realizar un ecocardiograma para examinar la base de la aorta.

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