Spontaneous haemothorax as the clinical onset of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Authors

  • M. Couto Interna do Internato Complementar de Reumatologia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (HUC)
  • C. Ambrósio *Interna do Internato Complementar de Reumatologia dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra (HUC)
  • C. Bettencourt Interna do Internato Complementar de Medicina Geral e Familiar
  • J. Leitão Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Interna dos HUC
  • J. Presa Assistente Hospitalar Graduado de Medicina Interna do Hospital de S. Pedro, Vila Rea
  • A. Carvalho Professor Associado com Agregação e Chefe de Serviço de Medicina Interna dos HUC
  • A. Porto Professor Catedrático Jubilado da Faculdade de Medicina de Coimbra; Ex-Director do Serviço de Medicina III dos HUC

Keywords:

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome type IV, spontaneous haemothorax, connective tissue disease, articular hypermobility, skin fragility, skin hiperextensibility

Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a disease characterized by joint hypermobility, increased skin elasticity and fragility due to a connective
tissue disorder. There are 6 main types, distinguished on the basis
of clinical signs, mode of inheritance, biochemical abnormalities and underlying molecular abnormalities.
The authors report the case of a female, 44 years-old, who
presented with a 2- month chest pain, due to a spontaneous haemothorax.
The clinical, laboratorial and imaging studies data allowed us
to make the diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome type IV.

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2008-06-30

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Couto M, Ambrósio C, Bettencourt C, Leitão J, Presa J, Carvalho A, Porto A. Spontaneous haemothorax as the clinical onset of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. RPMI [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 18];15(2):118-23. Available from: https://revista.spmi.pt/index.php/rpmi/article/view/1460

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2008): Abril/ Junho

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