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LD28.10 category

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classical type

Definition

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classic 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 characterised by the following major clinical diagnostic criteria: hyperextensible skin, atrophic cutaneous scars due to tissue fragility and joint hyperlaxity.

Also indexed as

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 1Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 2Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, classical type

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