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Query: UMLS:C0031099 (
periodontitis
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
We report on a case of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, probable type VIII (EDS VIII) in a 6-year-old girl with severe
periodontitis
, extensive bruising of the shins, abnormal bleeding time, and thin body habitus. The structure and biosynthesis of types I and III colagen were normal. Desmopressin (
DDAVP
) was found to correct the bleeding time, and the patient underwent an uneventful dental procedure after
DDAVP
therapy. The finding of childhood or juvenile periodontitis should prompt consideration of a diagnosis of EDS, particularly type VIII, and alert the clinician to the possibility of a treatable bleeding abnormality.
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PMID:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, type VIII presenting with periodontitis and prolonged bleeding time. 760 21
