• Hypermobile Type EDS Description

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• Medical Journal Abstracts on Hypermobile Type EDS

Hypermobile Type EDS Description

Skin involvement (hyperextensible and/or smooth, velvety skin) as well as bruising tendencies are both variable. Joint hypermobility is the dominant clinical manifestation. Generalized joint hypermobility that affects both large and small joints is evident in Hypermobile Type EDS. Recurring joint dislocations are common occurrences. Certain joints, such as the shoulder, patella, and temporomandibular joint dislocate frequently.

Chronic joint and limb pain is a common complaint among individuals with Hypermobile Type EDS. Skeletal X-rays are normal. Musculoskeletal pain is early onset, chronic and may be debilitating. The anatomical distribution is wide, tender points are often elicited.

To date, researchers have identified no distinctive biochemical collagen finding. Inheritance: Autosomal dominant.

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Medical Journal Abstracts on Hypermobile Type EDS

• Hypermobility Syndrome — New Diagnostic Criteria.

• Living with the hypermobility syndrome.

• Type III Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: correlations among clinical signs, ultrasound, and histologic findings in a study of 35 cases. 

• Abstract: Hypermobility--not a circus act.

• Bone density in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

• Reduced skin thickness: a new minor diagnostic criterion for the classical and hypermobility types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.

• Connective tissue naevus (collagenoma) in a patient with benign joint hypermobility syndrome (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type III).

• Hypermobility type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: influence of pregnancies.

• Type III Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: correlations among clinical signs, ultrasound, and histologic findings in a study of 35 cases.

• British consultant rheumatologists' perceptions about the hypermobility syndrome: a national survey.

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