Catalog

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type

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Link to WHO Definition

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/445808781

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, dermatosparaxis type is a type of Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS), a heterogeneous group of hereditary connective tissue diseases characterised by joint hyperlaxity, cutaneous hyperelasticity and tissue fragility, and is marked by extremely fragile tissues, hyperextensible skin and easy bruising. Facial skin contains numerous folds, as in the cutis laxa syndrome. Umbilical or inguinal hernias have also been described.