Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of heritable soft connective tissue disorders which is characterized by joint hypermobility, skin texture and elasticity abnormalities, and visceral and vascular fragility or dysfunctions. As the syndrome is rare, it is often underdiagnosed. Pat...
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| description | Ehlers–Danlos syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of heritable soft connective tissue disorders which is characterized by joint hypermobility, skin texture and elasticity abnormalities, and visceral and vascular fragility or dysfunctions. As the syndrome is rare, it is often underdiagnosed. Patients usually present late, with chronic moderate to severe pain which is attributed to the joint hypermobility and joint subluxations. If the clinician is aware of the syndrome, he/she can identify affected patients in order to prevent complications. We report a 60-year-old woman with arthralgia and back pain lasting for several months and recent metatarsophalangeal luxation of the left toe who was discovered to have Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a0212fcca0a3488ab9d766491d91c7922025-02-03T01:26:31ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352018-01-01201810.1155/2018/50538255053825Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint HypermobilityTina Bregant0Milica Klopcic Spevak1University Rehabilitation Institute of Republic of Slovenia, Linhartova 51, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaUniversity Rehabilitation Institute of Republic of Slovenia, Linhartova 51, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaEhlers–Danlos syndrome is an umbrella term for a group of heritable soft connective tissue disorders which is characterized by joint hypermobility, skin texture and elasticity abnormalities, and visceral and vascular fragility or dysfunctions. As the syndrome is rare, it is often underdiagnosed. Patients usually present late, with chronic moderate to severe pain which is attributed to the joint hypermobility and joint subluxations. If the clinician is aware of the syndrome, he/she can identify affected patients in order to prevent complications. We report a 60-year-old woman with arthralgia and back pain lasting for several months and recent metatarsophalangeal luxation of the left toe who was discovered to have Ehlers–Danlos syndrome.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5053825 |
| spellingShingle | Tina Bregant Milica Klopcic Spevak Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility |
| title_full | Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility |
| title_fullStr | Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility |
| title_short | Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility |
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| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5053825 |
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