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- Connective Tissue Disorder Clinic - Overview - Mayo Clinic
If clinical findings — such as loose skin, joint hypermobility, vascular aneurysms — or family history indicates a connective tissue disorder, additional evaluation by a geneticist is appropriate
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a group of inherited disorders that affect your connective tissues — primarily your skin, joints and blood vessel walls Connective tissue is a complex mixture of proteins and other substances that provide strength and elasticity to the underlying structures in your body
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Clinic in Florida - Overview
The Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Clinic on Mayo Clinic's campus in Jacksonville, Florida, offers comprehensive evaluation by doctors with expertise in caring for people with every form of EDS, including the rare and complex — EDS of known genetic causes, hypermobile EDS and hypermobility spectrum disorders (HSD) They evaluate, diagnose and develop care plans tailored to the needs of each
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Diagnosis Extremely loose joints, fragile or stretchy skin, and a family history of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome are often enough to make a diagnosis Genetic tests on a sample of your blood can confirm the diagnosis in rarer forms of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and help rule out other problems For hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, the most common form, there is no genetic testing available
- Marfan syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Overview Marfan syndrome is an inherited disorder that affects connective tissue — the fibers that support and anchor your organs and other structures in your body Marfan syndrome most commonly affects the heart, eyes, blood vessels and skeleton
- Ehlers-Danlos syndrome - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic
Learn about these complex genetic disorders that cause problems with connective tissue in the skin, joints and blood vessel walls
- Triple X syndrome - Symptoms causes - Mayo Clinic
Triple X syndrome, also called trisomy X or 47,XXX, is a genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 1,000 females Females normally have two X chromosomes in all cells — one X chromosome from each parent In triple X syndrome, a female has three X chromosomes Many girls and women with triple X syndrome don't experience symptoms or have only mild symptoms In others, symptoms may be more
- CSF leak (Cerebrospinal fluid leak) - Symptoms and causes
Having a previous surgery or procedure on or around the spine Connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which often also cause joint hypermobility and dislocations
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