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Symptom severity can vary from person to person and depends on the specific type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome that you have. The most common type is called hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Extremely loose joints, fragile or stretchy skin, and a family history of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are often enough to make a diagnosis. Genetic tests on a sample of your blood can confirm the diagnosis in rarer forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and help rule out other problems.
Because Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a rare condition, it may be difficult to find a doctor with experience diagnosing and treating the disorder. Mayo Clinic doctors care for hundreds of adults and children with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome each year.
It is estimated that up to 70% of HSD/hEDS patients report symptoms consistent with dysautonomia and up to 40% meet diagnostic criteria for POTS. The purpose of this post is to provide a brief overview of the answers to the following questions:
Learn about these complex genetic disorders that cause problems with connective tissue in the skin, joints and blood vessel walls.
To better navigate this, it is important to take a thorough inventory of the foods you are consuming, the GI symptoms you experience, your current emotional and physical state, and the time of onset – for at least 1 week. This can identify your specific trends and triggers for certain symptoms.
In fact, getting an EDS diagnosis can take an average of up to 14 years by some estimates — partially because EDS can show up with so many different symptoms. EDS was once considered relatively rare, but it’s actually one of the most common (and often overlooked) chronic pain syndromes.
Mast cells play an important role in initiating and promoting immune responses to pathogens (i.e., viruses, bacteria) and toxins (i.e., bee stings, mold) by releasing different kinds of chemical mediators such as histamine, tryptase and chymase within minutes of their activation.
The Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Clinic on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, offers comprehensive evaluation by doctors with expertise in caring for people with every form of EDS, including the rare and complex — EDS of known genetic causes, hypermobile EDS and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD).
El síndrome de Ehlers-Danlos vascular puede debilitar la arteria más grande del corazón (aorta), así como las arterias que van a otras regiones del cuerpo. Una ruptura de cualquiera de estos vasos sanguíneos más grandes puede ser fatal.