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What is the difference between ehlers-danlos syndrome and joint hypermobility syndrome?
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Dr. Jeffrey Milleranswered
Rheumatology 53 years experience
Part of Ehlers Danlo: Hypermobiity is one of the common types of the variations of ehlers danlosxsyndrome complex.
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Dr. Bradford Landryanswered
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine 14 years experience
EDS-HT = JHS: EDS-hypermobility type (EDS-HT) is considered synonymous with JHS. Do not confuse these with other types of EDS as they have very different presentations including more involvement of skin, vascular structures, scleral fragility, or scoliosis.
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