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== Subtypes == <div style="max-width:270px;float:right;margin:0;padding-bottom: 3em;clear:both"> <gallery style="font-size:1.em;margin:0;padding:0;" widths="350" mode="slideshow"> File:Beighton Score - Thumb Reaches Forearm.JPG|Hypermobile EDS, cEDS, and clEDS can be diagnosed using [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/assessing-joint-hypermobility/ The Beighton Scoring System] along with [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/ EDS Types] criteria. Here, thumb reaches forearm in one of its measurements|alt= File:PMC3504533 1471-2415-12-47-2 (cropped).png|Hyperelastic skin in a person with cEDS|alt= File:PMC3567970 1752-1947-7-35-1 (cropped).png|Translucent skin in Vascular EDS (VEDS)|alt= File:751768.fig.002a.jpg|Atrophic scar found in cEDS, clEDS, Dermatosparaxis, and some other types|alt= File:Marfan.JPG|"Marfanoid habitus" (resembling Marfans Syndrome) long slender fingers of Kyphoscoliosis Type EDS|alt= File:Ehlers-danlos.png|4 y/o diagnosed by swelling of eyelids, corneas protruded anteriorly, blue sclerae, high myopia, and keratoconus. EDS, Rare Types: Brittle Cornea Syndrome (BCS)|alt= </gallery> </div> There are currently thirteen sub-types of EDS. These include six distinct types of EDS and sub-types, as well as five presentations that fit into an 'other' category.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web | url = https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6322/ehlers-danlos-syndromes | title = Ehlers-Danlos syndromes|website =Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center|language=en|access-date=2018-10-06}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |url =http://ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/ | title = The Types of EDS|work=The Ehlers Danlos Society|access-date=2018-08-17|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":2" /> They are: * [https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/2081/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-hypermobility-type Hypermobile EDS] (hEDS) - the most dominant clinical manifestation; presents with joint hypermobility, resulting into dislocations, [[bruising]] and [[chronic pain]], often out of proportion to physical and radiological findings. *[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/2088/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-classic-type Classical (cEDS)] and [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/#clEDS Classical-like (clEDS)] presents with marked skin hyperextensibility, joint hypermobility, and in clEDS easy [[bruising]]. *[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/2082/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-vascular-type Vascular EDS (VEDS)] and [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/#cvEDS Cardiac-valvular EDS (cvEDS)] - presents with arterial/intestinal/uterine fragility with possibility of arterial or organ rupture; often presents with thin or translucent skin with veins being visible thru the skin and in cvEDS severe progressive cardiac-valvular problems. *[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/2083/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-kyphoscoliosis-type Kyphoscoliosis Type] - presents with scoliosis, joint laxity, and severe muscle hypotonia at birth; scoliosis is progressive and may result in the loss of the ability to walk in one's 20's or 30's. Other common features include a "marfanoid habitus" characterized by long, slender fingers; unusually long limbs; and a sunken chest or protruding chest. *[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/2084/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-arthrochalasia-type Arthrochalasia Type] - presents with congenital hip dislocation and generalized joint hypermobility; may also have skin hyperextensibility, tissue fragility, kyphoscoliosis, and muscle hypotonia. *[https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/2089/ehlers-danlos-syndrome-dermatosparaxis-type Dermatosparaxis Type] - presents with severe skin fragility and substantial [[bruising]]. *Other Types - [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/#BCS Brittle Cornea Syndrome (BCS)]; [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/#spEDS Spondylodysplastic EDS (spEDS)],[https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/#mcEDS Musculocontractural EDS (mcEDS)], [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/#mEDS Myopathic EDS (mEDS)], [https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/eds-types/#pEDS Periodontal EDS (pEDS)] - this category groups the rarest genetic presentations sometimes only seen in one family.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" />
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