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Late Recognition of Suspected Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome After Recurrent Small-Bowel Perforations: A Case Report
Norio Horiguchi1, Etsuko Hisanaga1,2, Hiroko Sato1
1Department of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.
Background:
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) may be overlooked when gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal findings are assessed separately.
Case Presentation:
An older woman with two previous small-bowel perforations had bilateral congenital hip dislocation, recurrent shoulder dislocations, skin hyperextensibility, and muscularis propria thinning in nonperforated jejunum. Systematic reassessment using the 2017 classification met minimal clinical criteria suggestive of arthrochalasia EDS, while recurrent bowel perforation raised concern for vascular EDS. Genetic testing was declined.
Conclusion:
The overall phenotype supported clinically suspected EDS, but molecular confirmation was required for definitive subtype assignment.
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