Pulmonary bullous disease in Marfan syndrome.

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1990-08-01
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Two young adults with marfanoid features who had pulmonary bullous disease are presented. One a young soldier, presented with increasing dyspnoea and an enlarging large pulmonary bulla on the right side. The bulla was under tension and was operated on. The other case was a young housewife who also presented with dyspnoea, and was found to have a cardiac murmur and multiple ectopic beats on initial examination. X-Ray chest revealed bilateral pulmonary bullous emphysema. Both the subjects had many features which are accepted as forme fruste of the Marfan syndrome.
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Tewari SC, Jayaswal R, Jetley RK, Rao PB. Pulmonary bullous disease in Marfan syndrome. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1990 Aug; 38(8): 587-9
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