title: [Help, I have crooked fingers - or the solution to a series of medical phenomena].
abstract: We describe the case of a 23-year old man, who is himself a student of human medicine and who performed, thanks to his knowledge gained during his studies, a presumptive diagnosis of the Ehlers-Danlos-syndrome on himself. This fact was previously underdiagnosed by several physicians, who were consulted due to the manifestation of symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hausarztmedizin und Versorgungsforschung, Universitätsspital Zürich.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Rüst
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Knechtle
mesh_terms: D016122:Brachiocephalic Trunk / Q000002:abnormalities; D002342:Carotid Artery, External / Q000002:abnormalities; D002941:Circle of Willis; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D002532:Intracranial Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D016353:Self-Examination; D013337:Students, Medical; D055815:Young Adult