title: A "hyperextensive" review of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
abstract: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a heterogeneous group of connective tissue disorders characterized by hyperextensibility, delayed wound healing, joint hypermobility, thin skin, easy bruising, tissue fragility, "cigarette-paper" scarring over bony prominences, mitral valve prolapse, and other findings. There are 6 main types of EDS. Regardless of presentation as a chief concern or an incidental finding, physicians should be aware that the prominent skin findings of EDS are cutaneous signs of an important systemic disorder.
authors.affiliation: Dermatology and Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2714, USA. neil.fernandes@uphs.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Neil F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Fernandes
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome; D006801:Humans