EHLERS-DANLOS SYNDROME: ABOUT A CASE
*S. Kebabi, C. Nasmi, H. Berrani, T. Meskini and N. Mouane
ABSTRACT
A 2-year-old patient has consulted since the age of 4 months for repetitive hemorrhagic syndrome. The history suggests poor healing after injuries and recurrent joint dislocations. Faced with this clinical picture, additional investigations are carried out at the RABAT children's hospital, in the pediatric department 3, which leads to the diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). This collagen pathology In children, its diagnosis takes on a specific character due to the particular circumstances of the diagnosis, different clinical presentations, consequences on daily life and medical monitoring, and certain ethical aspects related to any approach to genetic investigation in a minor subject. The objective of this work is to discover the SED, to present the main signs of this disease, and also to define some principles for the management of these patients.
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