EHLERS DANLOS SYNDROME

Course overview

EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME (EDS) IS A GENETIC DISORDER AFFECTING COLLAGEN FORMATION AND FUNCTION. IT AFFECTS VIRTUALLY EVERY ORGAN SYSTEM, WHICH CAN RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. COMPLICATIONS OF THIS DISEASE INCLUDE ARTERIAL RUPTURE, ORGAN RUPTURE, JOINT DISLOCATION, CHRONIC PAIN, AND FATIGUE, AMONG MANY OTHERS. PROPER DIAGNOSIS OF EDS IS ESSENTIAL TO IMPROVING THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF AFFECTED PATIENTS AS WELL AS MITIGATING THESE COMPLICATIONS. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE BACKGROUND, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME AND ITS COMPLICATIONS. IT FURTHER HIGHLIGHTS THE NECESSITY FOR AN INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO THE OVERALL CARE OF PATIENTS WITH EDS.