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Could ehler's danlos present w/spontaneous pneumomediastinum? desperate for answers. ongoing gi bleeds and low-grade fevers (6+ months) with no explanation, livedo reticularis, definitely hypermobile
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Yes, it can: https://www.orpha.net/data/patho/pro/en/emergency_ehlers... Ehlers- danlos syndrome, vascular type (edsv), eds iv, sack-barabas syndrome ... Pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum: spontaneous or iatrogenic, ...
Answered 12/24/2013
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A qualafied yes: Ehler-danlos is no just one conditiont. There are quite a few variations lumped together under this term. A vascular sub-type may typically cause bleeding. I suggest either a visit to place like mayo clinic or contact the ehlers-danlos national foundation.
Answered 12/21/2013
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