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Spontaneous pneumothorax and hemothorax frequently precede the arterial and intestinal complications of vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 May 2019
Shalhub Sherene, Neptune Enid, Sanchez Desiree E, Dua Anahita, Arellano Nelson, McDonnell Nazli B, Milewicz Dianna M
Abstract excerpt
Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is a connective tissue disorder due to defective type III collagen production and is associated with arterial rupture, spontaneous intestinal perforation, and gravid uterine rupture. Spontaneous pneumothorax and/or hemothorax (P/HTX) also occurs in vEDS patients. The temporal relation of pulmonary manifestations to arterial and intestinal complications in vEDS has not been...
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