Spontaneous Haemomediastinum and Fatal Haemoperitoneum in woman with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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[Ehlers-Danlos syndrome].
We have described a patient with type 4 Ehlers-Danlos syndrome who died of a ruptured pulmonary artery. Of the six subtypes of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, which can usually be clinically differentiated, only types 1 and 4 appear to be associated with a substantial risk of arterial rupture.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pulmonology and Respiratory Care
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2581-3684
DOI: 10.17352/aprc.000024