Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type VIII: A Rare Cause of Leg Ulcers in Young Patients

• Main Authors: Sophie Ronceray (Author), Juliette Miquel (Author), Antoine Lucas (Author), Gérald E. Piérard (Author), Trinh Hermanns-Lê (Author), Anne De Paepe (Author), Alain Dupuy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII (EDS-VIII) is a very rare autosomal dominant disease characterized by early-onset periodontitis associated with features of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. We report a 32-year-old man whose chronic leg ulcer led to the diagnosis of EDS-VIII. He had severe periodontitis with...