-curvature of the spine starting in childhood -joint hypermobility -unstable joints that dislocate easily -weak muscle tone starting in childhood (can cause delays in sitting/standing) -fragile eyes that can be damaged easily -unusually soft or velvety skin -skin hyperelasticity -skin that scars and bruises easily

Symptoms of Kyphoscoliotic EDS

Rare type of EDS that primarily affects the spine

Ithaca College

There are 13 total types of EDS, but the 4 most common are:
-Hypermobile (h-EDS) *most common*
-Classical
-Vascular
-Kyphoscoliotic

Types of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes (EDS)

NHS. (2022, October 4). Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes. NHS choices. Retrieved January 21, 2023, from https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/ehlers-danlos-syndromes/

Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes

The most common kind of EDS, requires a clinical diagnosis through physical tests and examination of past medical history. Diagnosis requires presence of GJH, systemic manifestations of a connective tissue disorder, musculoskeletal complications or a family history of h-EDS, and exclusion of other connective tissue disorders.

Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (h-EDS)

This type of EDS is less common and tends to affect the skin more than other types

Classic Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Rare type of EDS, but widely considered to be the most serious since it affects blood vessels and internal organs and can cause them to split, causing life-threatening internal bleeding

Learn Before

Related

Learn After