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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 los brazos, la envergadura de éstos es mucho mayor a su estatura.
Otros síntomas abarcan:
El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico. Se pueden presentar articulaciones hipermóviles y signos de:
Un examen ocular puede mostrar:
Se pueden llevar a cabo los siguientes exámenes:
Cada año, se debe realizar una ecocardiografía para examinar la base de la aorta.
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