Catalog

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic type

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Link to WHO Definition

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic type – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/96808187

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arthrochalasic 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 bilateral congenital hip dislocation, hyperlaxity of the joints, and recurrent partial dislocations. Other signs include hyperextensible skin, fragile tissues with atrophic scars, and muscular hypotonia.