Hospital Stay Considerations in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: An Exemplary Case With Insights for Coexisting Symptoms

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type, is a complex medical condition understood to be a genetic disorder resulting in abnormal collagen synthesis. It is characterized by joint hypermobility as well as skin laxity, poor wound healing, and other manifestations. It may present in conjunction with...

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Main Authors: Jamie E. Clarke, Julio Santana, Efren C. Manjarrez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American College of Physicians 2022-06-01
Series:Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Online Access:https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0154
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description Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type, is a complex medical condition understood to be a genetic disorder resulting in abnormal collagen synthesis. It is characterized by joint hypermobility as well as skin laxity, poor wound healing, and other manifestations. It may present in conjunction with autonomic, neurologic, and immune abnormalities. Hypermobility spectrum disorder is similarly characterized by joint hypermobility but holds less extensive diagnostic criteria. When in the hospital setting, systemic differences resulting from hypermobility syndromes must be recognized to avoid harm. Here, we present the first case, to our knowledge, of a full hospital course with hypermobility syndrome–comorbidity-related complications described.
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spelling doaj-art-564e7eaa4c584c178ffe8c2bd2a50c682025-08-20T03:18:44ZengAmerican College of PhysiciansAnnals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases2767-76642022-06-011410.7326/aimcc.2022.0154Hospital Stay Considerations in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: An Exemplary Case With Insights for Coexisting SymptomsJamie E. Clarke0Julio Santana1Efren C. Manjarrez21Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida2Department of Internal Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FloridaEhlers-Danlos syndrome, hypermobility type, is a complex medical condition understood to be a genetic disorder resulting in abnormal collagen synthesis. It is characterized by joint hypermobility as well as skin laxity, poor wound healing, and other manifestations. It may present in conjunction with autonomic, neurologic, and immune abnormalities. Hypermobility spectrum disorder is similarly characterized by joint hypermobility but holds less extensive diagnostic criteria. When in the hospital setting, systemic differences resulting from hypermobility syndromes must be recognized to avoid harm. Here, we present the first case, to our knowledge, of a full hospital course with hypermobility syndrome–comorbidity-related complications described.https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/aimcc.2022.0154
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title Hospital Stay Considerations in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: An Exemplary Case With Insights for Coexisting Symptoms
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title_short Hospital Stay Considerations in Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: An Exemplary Case With Insights for Coexisting Symptoms
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