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

Signs & Symptoms

The signs and symptoms vary depending on the type of EDS a person suffers from. The most common types of EDS are Type I and Type II. Some common symptoms include:

1. Skin Problems: Skin could be soft velvet like, fragile and bearing bruises or tears easily, stretchy rubber like with poor wound healing capability.

2. Joint Problems: Joints could be loose, unstable with frequent dislocations usually occurring in the shoulders, knees, hips, collar bone or jaw. Joint pains from frequent dislocations.

3. Eye Problems: Near sightedness

4. Muscle weakness

5. Family history of ruptured uterus, colon or brain aneurysms.

6. Heart problems, such as mitral valve prolapse, aortic root dilatation and spontaneous rupture of large arteries.

Some of the less common symptoms that may occur in the rare forms of EDS include:

• Gum disease (Type VIII)
• Curvature of spine and serious eye conditions (Type VI)
• Pulmonary (lung) problems (Type IV)
• Weak blood vessels, intestines or uterus leading to serious complications (Type IV) (3) & (6).

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