Types of EDS
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Generalized joint hypermobility
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Skin findings (mildly stretchy skin, abnormal scars, soft skin)
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Tissue fragility (hernias, pelvic prolapse, heel papules)
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Pain or joint instability
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Arterial rupture at young age (aneurysm, dissection of artery)
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Spontaneous rupture of sigmoid colon
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Uterine rupture in pregnancy
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Carotid-Cavernous sinus fistula formation
Cardiac-Valvular EDS (cvEDS)
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Severe and progressive cardiac-valvular problems
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Skin changes (stretchy skin, atrophic scars, easy bruising)
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Hypermobile joints
Dermatosparaxis EDS (dEDS)
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Extreme skin fragility
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Very lax/loose skin
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Severe, easy bruising
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Abnormal facial features
Brittle Cornea Syndrome (BCS)
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Thin cornea with or without rupture
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Early onset progressive keratoconus or keratoglobus
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Blue Sclerae
Musculocontractural EDS (mEDS)
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Congenital joint contractures or clubfoot
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Characteristic facial features
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Abnormal skin findings (stretchy skin, easy bruising, fragile skin with atrophic scaring)
Periodental EDS (pEDS)
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Severe and intractable periodontitis of early onset
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Lack of attached gingiva
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Pretibial plaques
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Very stretchy skin
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Atrophic scarring
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Generalized joint hypermobility
Classical-Like EDS (clEDS)
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Very stretchy skin
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Generalized joint hypermobility
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Abnormally easy bruising
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No abnormal scarring
Arthrochalaisa EDS (aEDS)
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Congenital (being born with) both hips dislocated
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Severe generalized joint hypermobility
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Stretchy skin
Kyphoscoliotic EDS (kEDS)
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Low muscle tone at birth
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Early onset/congenital kyphoscoliosis
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Generalized joint hypermobility with joint instability
Spondylodysplastic EDS (spEDS)
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Short stature (progressive in childhood)
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Low muscle tone
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Bowing of limbs
Myopathic EDS (mEDS)
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Low muscle tone at birth and/or muscle atrophy which improves with age
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Joint contractures
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Hypermobility of small joints
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Generalized joint hypermobility
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Musculoskeletal complications
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Joint pain
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Absence of other disorders that may cause symptoms