Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a rare hereditary disease of the connective tissue which can present oral manifestations. A brief history of the disease is presented along with the epidemiology and characteristics of the 8 main phenotypes of the syndrome. The article also describes the case of a 12-year-old patient presenting with hypermobility of the temporo-mandibular joint and capillary fragility,...

Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (vEDS) is caused by dysfunctional COL3A1 gene for type III procollagen. It presents with translucent skin, easy bruising, and arterial dissection. has the worst prognosis among various types of EDS hollow-organ rupture as leading cause death, mounting to median life expectancy mid-40s. We report a rare case vascular presenting late in fifth decade multiple dissec...