Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and epidermolysis bullosa in the same family

A clinical genetic study of a family is presented in which the mother and daughter were diagnosed as having Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Type III, and the son was diagnosed as having epidermolysis bullosa. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and epidermolysis bullosa are presented as genetic entities which might possibly have a causal relationship. It is suggested that physicians look for signs and symptoms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome in infants with epidermolysis bullosa.