Conditions & Diseases: Bones, Muscles & Joints

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

See Also:
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Introduction & Overview
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Types,
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Causes
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Signs & Symptoms
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Medical Tests & Diagnosis
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Treatment & Prevention Options

Introduction & Overview

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) is a group of rare inherited connective tissue disorders affecting skin, blood vessel walls, joints and collagen production. People suffering from EDS have a soft, velvety, highly elastic and fragile skin that tends to bruise easily and sometimes cause abnormal scarring. Some types of EDS are life threatening due to unpredictable rupture of blood vessels leading to internal bleeding, stroke and shock. The vascular type of EDS could rupture organs such as intestine and uterus (womb) during pregnancy.

Statistics show that EDS is a rare disorder affecting 1 in 5000 people worldwide, the hypermobility and classic forms (most common) affect 1 in 10,000 to 15,000 people, while the classic type occurs in 1 in 20,000 to 40,000 people (1).

See Also:
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Introduction & Overview
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Types,
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Causes
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Signs & Symptoms
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Medical Tests & Diagnosis
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Treatment & Prevention Options

Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
OmniMedicalSearch.com