Tonight's freaky medical syndrome
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Ehler Danlos syndrome is something I've never seen.
Hypermobile EDS (hEDS, formerly categorized as type 3) is mainly characterized by hypermobility that affects both large and small joints. It may lead to frequent joint subluxations (partial dislocations) and dislocations. In general, people with this variant have skin that is soft, smooth, and velvety and bruises easily, and may have chronic muscle and/or bone pain.[4] It affects the skin less than other forms. It has no available genetic test.[12] hEDS is the most common of the 19 types of connective tissue disorders. Since no genetic test exists, providers have to diagnose hEDS based on what they already know about the condition and the physical attributes that the patient shows. Other than the general signs, attributes can include faulty connective tissues throughout the body, musculoskeletal issues, and family history. Along with these general signs and side effects, patients can have trouble healing....
Classical EDS (formerly categorized as type 1) is characterized by extremely elastic skin that is fragile and bruises easily; and hypermobility of the joints. Molluscoid pseudotumors (calcified hematomas that occur over pressure points) and spheroids (cysts that contain fat occurring over forearms and shins) also are seen often. A side complication of the hyperelasticity presented in many cases of EDS makes wounds closing on their own more difficult.[22] Sometimes, motor development is delayed and hypotonia occurs.[4] The variation causing this type of EDS is in the genes COL5A2, COL5A1, and less frequently COL1A1. It involves the skin more than hEDS.[23] In classical EDS, large variation in symptom presentation from patient to patient often is seen. Because of this variance, EDS has often been an underdiagnosed disorder.[24] Without genetic testing, healthcare professionals may be able to provide a provisional diagnosis based on careful examination of the mouth, skin, and bones, as well as through neurological assessments.[25] The hyperelasticity of skin in EDS patients can be difficult to use in diagnosis because no good standardized way to measure and assess the elasticity of the skin is known, but hyperelasticity is still a good indicator as something that may point towards EDS along with other symptoms.
Yeah, hyper mobility...
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