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Query: UMLS:C0031099 (periodontitis)
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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

An 11-year-old boy had a history of easy bruising and poorly healing wounds since infancy and severe, early-onset periodontitis. He also exhibited mild hypermobility of the small joints of the hands, long limbs with striking arachnodactyly, and a triangular face with delicate features. Analysis of type I and type III collagens revealed no abnormalities. These findings were consistent with a diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII (EDS-VIII), an autosomal dominant connective tissue disorder that was recently mapped to chromosome 12q13. We draw attention to the clinical features that typify EDS-VIII, including extensive pretibial bruising, a marfanoid body habitus, and characteristic facies, as well as childhood onset of progressive periodontal disease.
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PMID:Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIII: periodontitis, easy bruising, marfanoid habitus, and distinctive facies. 1684 23

The periodontitis type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS type VIII) is distinguished from other subtypes of EDS by severe periodontitis leading to premature loss of permanent teeth. A limited number of patients and pedigrees with this condition have been described. We report a four-generation EDS VIII kindred with a phenotype of joint hypermobility, normal scar formation but eventual scar atrophy, and severe periodontal disease. Similar to other subtypes of EDS, the age of onset and severity of symptoms were variable amongst affected individuals, confirming the presence of intra-familial variability in this subtype. This pedigree is not linked to the previously reported region, confirming genetic locus heterogeneity in EDS type VIII.
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PMID:Ehlers-Danlos type VIII, periodontitis-type: further delineation of the syndrome in a four-generation pedigree. 2159 96

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 complete loss of permanent teeth and skin fragility with thin skin, atrophic scars, and brownish atrophic pretibial plaques. Leg ulcer is not a prominent feature of EDS-VIII. We suggest adding EDS-VIII to the list of rare diseases accounting for chronic leg ulcers, if this case report prompts others to report leg ulcers associated with EDS-VIII.
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PMID:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type VIII: A Rare Cause of Leg Ulcers in Young Patients. 2419 78