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Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Learning Center
Symptoms could include:
- Joint Pain
- Dislocations
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Bruises Easily
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Impaired wound healing
- Stretchable Skin
- Flat Foot
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Shoulder Dislocation
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Blue Sclera
- Visual Impairment
- Knee Dislocation
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Double-jointedness; Easily damaged, bruised, and stretchy skin; Easy scarring and poor wound healing; Flat feet; Increased joint mobility, joints popping, early arthritis; Joint dislocation; Joint pain; Premature rupture of membranes during pregna...
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EDS is a group of genetic disorders that usually affects the skin, ligaments, joints, and blood vessels. Classification of EDS types was revised in 1997. The new classification involves categorizing the different forms of EDS into six major subtyp...
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There are numerous types of EDS, all caused by changes in one of several genes. The manner in which EDS is inherited depends on the specific gene involved. There are three patterns of inheritance for EDS: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, a...
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EDS is a group of genetic disorders that usually affects the skin, ligaments, joints, and blood vessels. Classification of EDS types was revised in 1997. The new classification involves categorizing the different forms of EDS into six major subtyp...
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There are numerous types of EDS, all caused by changes in one of several genes. The manner in which EDS is inherited depends on the specific gene involved. There are three patterns of inheritance for EDS: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, a...
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Joint pain can affect one or more joints. See also: Arthritis (inflammation of joints; Bursitis; Muscle pain.
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A dislocation is a separation of two bones where they meet at a joint. (Joints are areas where two bones come together) A dislocated bone is no longer in its normal position. A dislocation may also cause ligament or nerve damage.
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In medicine, the terms dislocation and subluxation refer to the displacement of bones that form a joint. These conditions affecting the joint most often result from trauma that causes adjoining bones to no longer align with each other. A partial o...
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Dislocation is the displacement of bones that form a joint. A joint is where two or more bones meet. In a dislocation, the surfaces of the bones that normally articulate with each other (i.e., join together to allow movement) no longer line up cor...
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Most of us get bruises from bumping into something from time to time. Bruising sometimes increases with age, especially in women as the capillary walls become more fragile and the skin becomes thin.
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Hyperelastic skin is skin that can be stretched beyond what is considered normal, and then returns to normal.
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Pes planus is a condition in which the arch or instep of the foot collapses and comes in contact with the ground. In some individuals, this arch never develops while they are growing.
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Total blindness is the inability to tell light from dark, or the total inability to see. Visual impairment or low vision is a severe reduction in vision that can't be corrected with standard glasses or contact lenses and reduces a person's ability...
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Kneecap dislocation occurs when the triangle-shaped bone covering the knee (patella) moves or slides out of place. The problem usually occurs toward the outside of the leg. See also: Dislocation
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