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Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is not just a problem of the connective tissue that provides structure to the body, but also involves changes in the immune response, which could provide opportunities to improve diagnosis and treatment, a study finds. “Our study provides strong evidence that immune dysregulation plays a…

Prolotherapy, a type of regenerative medicine, may be a promising option to treat sacroiliac joint instability in people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), according to a small study. Treatment reduced self-reported pain in the sacroiliac joint, where the spine meets the pelvis, and improved the functional outcomes of patients,…

Mutations in the B3GALT6 gene, a cause of spondylodysplastic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (spEDS), disrupt the maturation of a type of collagen protein, undermining the structure and strength of connective tissue, according to a new study. These findings “may have a significant impact on the clinical expression of spEDS and advance…

For people living with hypermobile disorders like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), the path to a correct diagnosis is often a long and difficult one, a new study suggests, leading to years of pain and a higher risk of serious health problems. The German-based research highlights a significant disconnect in care,…

A 25-year-old man’s perforated colon was the result of an undiagnosed case of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS), according to a case study from Portugal. “In the absence of colonic disease and with clinical manifestations of connective tissue disorders, a genetic investigation for vEDS should be conducted, even in individuals…

In the first case of its kind, doctors report that a child with kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (kEDS) recovered from a major bleeding emergency without needing surgery. The case suggests a non-surgical approach may be feasible for patients with the rare condition. Doctors managed the boy, 11, conservatively with blood…

Nearly every person with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) had reduced blood flow in the brain when they stood up, a phenomenon linked with orthostatic intolerance, that is, symptoms such as dizziness on standing up from sitting or lying down, a study shows. Hallmark features of hEDS, the most common…

Adolescents with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) are less active than their peers and tend to have more fatigue and negative mentalities about pain, a study reports. While hypermobile participants spent significantly more of their waking hours engaged in sedentary behavior and less in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, they moved a…

A young man with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) developed a cerebral air embolism caused by air entering blood vessels in his brain that was difficult to diagnose and illustrated the importance of carefully reviewing CT scans. “Prompt identification of cerebral air embolism allows supportive measures to be started to…

For people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS), intense pain in several body regions correlates with symptoms of depression and pain-related anxiety, a study reports. Depressive symptoms were associated most strongly with pain intensity in the lower extremities and in the abdomen. “This is the first study on patients with…