[A case of Ehlers-Danlos-syndrome and its zinc therapy (author's transl)].
An 8-year-old boy presented a typical Ehlers-Danlos-syndrome. The light- and electromicroscopic findings of both skin- and muscle-biopsy cannot explain the symptoms. A deficiency of zinc and, resulting from this, a defective cohesiveness of collagenous and elastic fibres seems possible. After oral zinc treatment a significant therapeutic effect was seen.
D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009123:Muscle Hypotonia / Q000188:drug therapy; D009132:Muscles / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D015032:Zinc
Fall eines Ehlers-Danlos-Syndroms und seine Behandlung mit Zink.