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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1974;17(4):284-288. Published online April 30, 1974.

A Case of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Dae Hyun Cho¹, Byung Bae Kwon¹, Young Cheol Sohn¹, Jung Mohk Suh¹, Young Hae Park¹

¹Department of Pediatrics，Fatima Hospital Daegu，Korea

Abstract

A case of Ehler-Danlos syndrome in six and a half years old boy is presented. The patient characteristically manifested such clinical signs as increased fragility and elasticity of： the skin, slight degree of the hyperextensibility of the joints, easy bruisy and scar formation. Histo-pathological study consisted with the clinical diagnosis. The authors report the case with review of the pertinent literatures.

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