Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Classical Type (formerly types I & II)
- This type affects approximately 1 in 20,000 people. Signs and symptoms include:
- Loose, unstable joints with many dislocations and subluxations (partial dislocations)
- Easy bruising
- Extreme chronic fatigue and pain
- Redundant skin folds, such as on eyelids
- Chronic degenerative joint disease
- Advanced premature osteoarthritis with chronic pain
- Scoliosis
- Increased hypotonia with delayed motor development
- Heart valve problems (mitral valve prolapse, tricuspid valve prolapse, and aortic root dilation)
- Skin is usually soft and velvetly and is highly elastic
- Severe chronic pain
- Spontaneous skin cuts or tears
- Slow wound healing, leading to wide scars
- Noncancerous fibrous growths on pressure areas, such as elbows and knees; fatty growths on the shins and forearms
- Spontaneous spheroids
- Postoperative hernias
- Piezogenic papules
- Elastosis perforans serpiginosa
- Chillblains
- Generalized tissue extensibility and fragility observed in multiple organs
- Acrocyanosis
- Cervical insufficiency during pregnancy
- Inguinal and umbilical hernia
- Hiatal and incisional hernia
- Recurrent rectal prolapse in early childhood
- Atrophic ("cigarette paper") scars
- Surgical complications
- Ruptures of tendons, ligaments, vessels, or other internal organs
- Thin, translucent skin
- Recurrent or incisional hernias
- Neurally-mediated hypotension or postural orthostatic tachycardia (Dysautonomia)
- Functional bowel disorders
- Osteoporosis
- Myofascial pain
- Neuropathic pain
- Pelvic prolapse
- Anxiety and depression caused by EDS
- There is a genetic test for C-EDS
- The Beighton Score is part of the diagnosis process of C-EDS
- Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- Premature rupture of membranes during pregnancy
- Breech presentation of baby that could lead to the baby's hip dislocating
- Passed down as an autosomal dominant gene
- 50% of passing down C-EDS to children
- Estimated prevalence is guessed at 1 in 20,000
- There is no way of knowing how many people are undiagnosed with EDS
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