By Wassim Hatem Basic Symptoms of EDS Symptoms

By: Wassim Hatem

Basic Symptoms of EDS • Symptoms • Joints • Loose, and weak • More likely to dislocate • Pain • Move beyond normal limits. • Skin • Soft, fragile, flexible skin • Heals slowly from a wound

The Major Types of EDS • Classical EDS • Hypermobility EDS • Vascular EDS • Kyphoscoliosis EDS • Arthrochalasia EDS • Dermatosparaxis EDS

Classical EDS • Causes: • Symptoms: • Atrophic scars • Skin • Weak joints hyperextensibility • Joints that are more prone to (stretchy skin) damage, such as a sprain or a • Joint hypermobility dislocation • Easily bruised skin • Can cause pes planus, or • Sensitive tissue flatfoot • Inherited through • Hematomas and cysts due to autosomal scarring dominance • Delayed muscle and motor development

Hypermobility EDS • Basics • Hypermobility EDS is similar to Classical EDS except for one factor, the joint hypermobility • In hypermobility EDS, the joint hypermobility is the most dominant symptom • This symptom lead to both large and small joints • Ex: fingers, toes, knees, and elbows • Dislocation of joints like the shoulder, and platella • Chronic pain and joints and limbs is common • Its inherited through autosomal dominance just like Classical EDS

Vascular EDS • Known as the most serious type of EDS • It’s known like this because at any given moment, there is a possibility of an arterial or an organ rupture • Symptoms: • • • Thin skin, allowing veins to be seen Large eyes, thin nose, lobeless ears, and thin hair Minor trauma can lead to extensive bruising • Spontaneous arterial rupture • • Usually happens in third or fourth decade of ones life Most common cause of sudden death • Also inherited in an autosomal dominant manner

Vascular EDS

Other types of EDS Kyphoscoliosis EDS • • • Muscle Hyptonia, or weak mucsle tone Can lead to delayed development of gross motor skills Birth with progressive scoliosis Fragile tissue Autosomal recessive inheritance Arthrochalasia EDS • • Can cause hip dislocation Severe joint hypermobility Autosomal recessive inheritance Dermatosparaxis EDS • • Fragile skin and excessive bruising Skin is soft a dough-like Autosomal recessive inhertitance Kyphoscoliosis EDS

Treatment for EDS • Treatment varies on the type of EDS one has • Regular check-ups are advised • Stay away from activities that lock your joints • Try not to slip or fall • Regular eye check-ups also advised • Sun exposure can cause premature aging • Exercise and therapy to strengthen joints • Vitamin C may or may not help relieve symptoms, ask a doctor before taking supplements