What Is Ehlers Danlos?
7. Complications
As well as the symptoms mentioned, Ehlers Danlos can result in some potentially very serious complications. For example, hypermobile joints mean the patient’s limbs can bend to the point where the joints are easier to break. Dislocations are also more likely, and broken skin will mean that infections are more likely.
One variety of the condition, vascular type, will affect the patient’s blood vessels. It causes the blood vessels to become weaker than usual, thus making it easier for them to rupture. The condition can also mean it is more likely that the walls of the large intestines and uterus will rupture.
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