Les personnes atteintes du syndrome de Marfan et de certaines maladies apparentées sont nombreuses à présenter des complications pulmonaires ou des problèmes au niveau de leurs poumons. Si vous souffrez du syndrome de Marfan, il est important que vous consultiez un pneumologue (un médecin spécialiste des poumons) si vous soupçonnez un problème pulmonaire, quel qu’il soit.
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