Abstract
A 39-year-old woman presented with a ruptured aneurysm of the splenic artery. The postoperative course was complicated by poor wound healing. This, in combination with a history of easy bruising and joint hypermobility, made us consider a connective tissue disease as underlying cause. The vascular type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome was diagnosed by identifying collagen III deficiency and the corresponding gene mutation in cultured fibroblasts from a skin biopsy.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 374-376 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Netherlands Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 10 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2006 |