Hyperextension of the skin

Introduction Ehler-Danlos syndrome, also known as skin hyperelastic syndrome, is a congenital connective tissue defect disease. It is clinically characterized by excessive skin elasticity, skin and blood vessel weakness, and joint mobility.

Cause

More male than female, often with family history, is autosomal dominant, but also characterized by recessive inheritance.

an examination

Related inspection

Skin fungus microscopy blood routine lesions

Signs:

Excessive skin elasticity, when the skin is pulled up, it seems that the rubber band is stretched outwards, can be pulled to 15cm or more, and then restored after being released.

Skin vascular fragility, slight skin wounds can produce fish-like fissures, causing hematoma or subcutaneous hemorrhage, a small number of patients may be associated with gastrointestinal vascular wall lesions, spontaneous rupture caused by repeated gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, can also occur esophagus Hey, death can occur when the gastrointestinal hemorrhage is severe.

Differential diagnosis

1. Skin flaccidity: The skin is loose and wrinkled, without excessive stretching of the skin and joints.

2. Tuner syndrome: showing skin joint relaxation, but neck sputum, pygmy childishness and sexual dysplasia.

3. Marfan syndrome: may have excessive joint stretching and dislocation of the joints, eye and cardiovascular abnormalities, visible characteristic spider fingers.

Excessive skin elasticity, when the skin is pulled up, it seems that the rubber band is stretched outwards, can be pulled to 15cm or more, and then restored after being released. Skin vascular fragility, slight skin wounds can produce fish-like fissures, causing hematoma or subcutaneous hemorrhage, a small number of patients may be associated with gastrointestinal vascular wall lesions, spontaneous rupture caused by repeated gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation, can also occur esophagus Hey, death can occur when the gastrointestinal hemorrhage is severe.

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