10 Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #5: Skin Issues
Patients with Ehlers-Danlos syndromes tend to have skin issues due to problems with their connective tissue. The weaker connective tissue can result in skin that is fragile and tears easily, easy bruising, and “cigarette paper” scars.
There can also be presence of redundant skin folds as seen on the eyelids, molluscoid pseudotumors, subcutaneous spheroids, petechiae, livedo reticularis, and piezogenic papules. The skin can also appear to be thin, translucent, and hyperelastic.
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