title: Understanding Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is an inherited condition in which the body produces defective collagen. Manifestations are highly variable, and include numerous skin abnormalities. Nurses play an important role in helping patients and their families live with this unusual disorder.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hagen
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic