Tissue Fragility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Global Aggravation by Osteopathic Manipulations

Volume 3 - Issue 2

Claude Hamonet^1,2*, Geoffroy Nourrissat³, David Cypel⁴ and Lucette Ducret⁴

Received: October 14, 2019;   Published: October 24, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/OJNBD.2019.03.000159

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Abstract

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a hereditary, diffuse connective tissue disorder whose frequency is largely underestimated. Its diagnosis rests on a grouping of clinical criteria while biogenetic results are unreliable. Paradoxically, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is considered as a rare disease while its prevalence in the world is at least 2%. It is very poorly known and very rarely diagnosed. This situation is dangerous for patients and exposes them to iatrogenic effects. The case reported here is a good illustration of this situation in a 26-year-old man, with local complications (paralysis of serratus major), a dramatic worsening of the disease’s symptoms (pain, proprioception) and exclusion from the work world.

Keywords: Ehlers-Danlos; Joint Hypermobility; Rachis Manipulation; Serratus Major Palsy; Charles Bell Nerve; Osteopathy; Pain; Proprioception

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