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Ehlers–Danlos Syndrome: Not Just Joint Hypermobility
- Source :
- Case Reports in Medicine, Vol 2018 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2018.
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Abstract
- 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.
- Subjects :
- musculoskeletal diseases
030203 arthritis & rheumatology
0301 basic medicine
Moderate to severe
Joint hypermobility
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry
lcsh:R
lcsh:Medicine
General Medicine
030105 genetics & heredity
medicine.disease
Dermatology
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Ehlers–Danlos syndrome
Skin texture
Joint subluxation
medicine
Back pain
Vascular fragility
medicine.symptom
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16879635 and 16879627
- Volume :
- 2018
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Medicine
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a9507ea70ab03d22f43454b88546e36d
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/5053825