Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type

MONDO:0017314

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, also known as the vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), is an inherited connective tissue disorder defined by characteristic facial features (acrogeria) in most patients, translucent skin with highly visible subcutaneous vessels on the trunk and lower back, easy bruising, and severe arterial, digestive and uterine complications, which are rarely, if at all, observed in the other forms of EDS.

Also known as: EDS IV, EDS type 4, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type 4, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type IV, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type IV, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type, sack-Barabas syndrome, EDS IV (formerly)

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Sub-types

Autosomal dominant Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type (0) Autosomal recessive Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type (0)

Broader categories

Cardiovascular disorder (1051) Disease (680) Hereditary disease (176) Vascular disorder (135) Syndromic disease (25) Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (20) Human disease (14) Developmental defect during embryogenesis (8) Disease of genetic or genomic mechanism (2) Disease by body system or component (0)

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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, vascular type

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