爱唐综合征(英).docx

科普知识一一爱唐综合征 Your health, your choices 你的健康，你的选择（你的健康你做主） Ehlers-Da nlos syn drome 爱唐综合征 Introduction 介绍 The different forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome The forms of Ehlers-Da nlos syn drome (EDS) can be defi ned as follows: ? Classical - the skin is stretchy, soft, fragile and elastic. The joints are loose and flexible. ? Hypermobility - the joints are noticeably loose, flexible and sometimes painful, particularly after exercise. Un like with other types of EDS, the ski n is virtually no rmal, except for easy bruis ing. Vascular - this is the most severe type, as it means organs and blood vessels can easily burst. Kyphoscoliotic - the spine is severely curved in childhood. Arthrochalasia - this causes short stature, fragile skin and joints that easily dislocate. Dermatospraxis - the skin is doughy and wrin kly, and tends to sag and fold. This type is excepti on ally rare, probably affect ing fewer tha n five patie nts in the UK. Periodontal - this form resembles classical EDS, but also causes very fragile gums. Some people share features of more tha n one form of the con diti on. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of inherited conditions that affect collagen proteins in the body. Typical features are stretchy skin, loose joints and fragile body tissues. Collagen is a building block that strengthens and supports various body tissues. It is found in tendons, ligaments, cartilage, skin, bone, blood vessels, the gut and the spine. EDSis caused by alterations in certain genes, which makecollagen weaker. Sometimes the amount of collagen in the body is reduced. The faulty genes can be passed from pare nts to their childre n. EDSaffects at least one person in 5,000 in the UK, although research is showing that this may be an underestimate. Most people with EDSare able to live a fairly no rmal life. This information is for anyone who has been recently diagnosed with EDS, or for anyone whose child has the con diti on .It expla ins: ? com mon features of EDS ? other possible