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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Dermatosparaxis Type - Key Clinical Features

Major diagnostic criteria for EDS dermatosparaxis include:

  • Severe skin fragility
  • Sagging, redundant skin
  • Excessive bruising

Minor diagnostic criteria for EDS dermatosparaxis include:

  • Soft, doughy skin texture
  • Premature rupture of fetal membranes
  • Large hernias (umbilical hernia)
  • Large fontanels with delayed closure
  • Blue sclerae
  • Growth deficiency
  • Bladder rupture