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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
- autosomal dominant
- connective-tissue disorder:
- vascular lesions:
- aortic dissection
- aneurysms
- rarely: tortuous arch, ectatic pulmonary aa.
- tissue fragility ==> hematomas, aortic rupture after angio
- clinical types:
- gravis, mitis, benign hypermobile, ecchymotic, X-linked
- a/w ** medullary sponge kidney
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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