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Ehlers–Danlos syndrome facts for kids

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Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a rare genetic connective tissue disorder. There is no cure. The symptoms include unusually stretchy skin, double-jointedness, flat feet, joint pain, as well as early onset arthritis. More rare and severe forms of the condition also affect the veins (Vascular EDS) and in very rare cases the major organs are affected. There are six main types of EDS. They are:

  • Type 3 - Hypermobility
  • Types 1 & 2 - Classical
  • Type 4 - Vascular
  • Type 6 - Kyphoscoliosis
  • Types 7A and B - Arthrochalasia
  • Type 7C - Dermatosparaxis

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    The collagen fibril and EDS: (a) Normal collagen fibrils are of uniform size and spacing. Fibrils from a person with dermatosparaxis (b) show dramatic alterations in fibril morphology with severe effects on the tensile strength of connective tissues. A person with classical EDS (c) shows composite fibrils. Fibrils from a TNX-deficient person (d) are uniform in size and no composite fibrils are seen. TNX-null (e) fibrils are less densely packed and not as well aligned to neighboring fibrils.

  • Stevie Boebi & Annie Elainey

    Stevie Boebi and Annie Elainey, who have EDS, standing with walking aids on the red carpet.

  • Victoria Graham Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

    Pageant contestant Victoria Graham has EDS.

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome3

    Individual with EDS showing hypermobile fingers, including the "swan-neck" malformation on the 2nd–5th digits, and a hypermobile thumb

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome2

    Individual with EDS displaying hypermobile metacarpophalangeal joints

  • Arthrochalasia EDS

    Severe joint hypermobility in a girl with EDS arthrochalasia type

  • Atrophic scar of Ehlers Danlos syndrome

    Atrophic scar in a case of EDS

  • PMC3567970 1752-1947-7-35-1 (cropped)

    Translucent skin in vascular EDS

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome4

    Individual with EDS displaying skin hyperelasticity

  • Piezogenic papules

    Piezogenic papules on the heel of an individual with hypermobile EDS

  • Skinhyperelasticity-1

    Skin hyperelasticity in the wrist

  • PMC2856381 IJD-55-86-g002

    Gorlin's sign in a case of EDS

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 2

    EDS in a dog

  • Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome 1

    Same dog with EDS

  • Ehlers-Danlos syndrome 3

    EDS in the same dog showing an atrophic scar

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Síndromes de Ehlers-Danlos para niños

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