Posted by Cutis hyperelastica, or most commonly known as Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), is the group of inherited disorders of the connective tissue. The disease was first known at the turn of the 20th century and was named after the two doctors, Edvard Ehlers of Denmark, and Henri-Alexandre Danlos of France, who identified it.
It is caused by a deficiency of collagen production. Collagen is a protein in the connective tissue that helps resist deformation and decreases elasticity. The acuteness of the disorder is based on the individual mutation and may fluctuate from a mild ailment to a life-threatening condition.
Major signs and symptoms include
- Extremely flexible fingers and toes
- Flat feet
- Easy bruising
- Silky smooth skin that may be stretched
- Low muscle tone and persistent muscle weakness
- Early inception of osteoarthritis
This inherited illness which occurs 1 in every 5, 000 births worldwide (regardless of gender, race and ethnic background) has 6 most prevalent classifications, namely Hypermobility, Classical, Vascular, Kyphoscoliosis, Arthrochalasis and Dermatosparaxis. There is no definite and known cure for this ailment, but supportive treatments including nutritional intervention and close monitoring of the cardiovascular system may help patient with EDS.
Awareness of this disease is recently being spread through the social networking site Facebook (by an EDS-diagnosed patient Mackenzie Mathis) in order to raise a fund for the Ehlers-Danlos Network. Facebook users simply need to visit a particular webpage, http://tinyurl.com/iVote4EDS, and cast a vote for the network. Chase Community Giving will give between $100,000 to $1 million to nonprofits based on the number of votes each receives on Facebook. Cash received would be used to research positive cure for the neurological condition
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