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Can DVT In Right Axilla Bunch Lead To Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
Question: 35 year old female: spontaneous pneumothorax at age 12 pregnancy at age 23 develop DVT in right axilla and in the meantime had a lacerated spleen, relaxed pelvic floor surgery for intussusception back when I was 26 now have a DVT again in my right axilla bunch of other side effects from medication and symptoms and worried about ehlers danlos syndrome lymphoma or something, POTs? Right now just being told I have fibromyalgia the last 3 years I can't get a doctor to help me.
Brief Answer:
Let your doctor exclude symptoms like hypermobility
Detailed Answer:
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Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a relatively rare genetic disorder of connective tissue characterized by one or another of several features, including skin hyperextensibility, joint hypermobility, and tissue fragility. Unless you have those, you need not get tested. A clinical examination would be able to indicate if there is a possibility and your doctor could help in the same.
About fibromyalgia, you may benefit from anti-anxiety medications. Some seizure medications may help reduce pain. Pregabalin (Lyrica) was the first anti-seizure drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for fibromyalgia treatment and you may discuss with your doctor if that can be given to you.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Let your doctor exclude symptoms like hypermobility
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on Health care magic.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a relatively rare genetic disorder of connective tissue characterized by one or another of several features, including skin hyperextensibility, joint hypermobility, and tissue fragility. Unless you have those, you need not get tested. A clinical examination would be able to indicate if there is a possibility and your doctor could help in the same.
About fibromyalgia, you may benefit from anti-anxiety medications. Some seizure medications may help reduce pain. Pregabalin (Lyrica) was the first anti-seizure drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for fibromyalgia treatment and you may discuss with your doctor if that can be given to you.
Let me know if I could help further.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have flexible skin starting and feels almost like I am dislocating joints. I'm noticing a lot of lumps under skin especially in my abdomen. I'm very muscular, skinny, looks life I lift weights, I don't, no energy to work out. Very flexible and lots of arm strength.
Brief Answer:
Diagnosis of EDS is clinical.
Detailed Answer:
Ehler Danlos indeed needs to be ruled out. Ask your doctor to calculate the Brighton Score. An initial examination might also include an echocardiogram if heart or vascular issues are suspected. Diagnosis of type comes by finding the EDS type that most matches the symptoms. The process is relatively straightforward. The signs and symptoms to the major and minor criteria need to be matched to identify the type that is the most complete fit. There are cases in which multiple collagen genes are found in genetic testing to be mutated, but clinically, since EDS is still diagnosed through clinical signs, the type that has the most matches to symptoms would be the type diagnosed as primary.
I hope you understand.
Regards
Diagnosis of EDS is clinical.
Detailed Answer:
Ehler Danlos indeed needs to be ruled out. Ask your doctor to calculate the Brighton Score. An initial examination might also include an echocardiogram if heart or vascular issues are suspected. Diagnosis of type comes by finding the EDS type that most matches the symptoms. The process is relatively straightforward. The signs and symptoms to the major and minor criteria need to be matched to identify the type that is the most complete fit. There are cases in which multiple collagen genes are found in genetic testing to be mutated, but clinically, since EDS is still diagnosed through clinical signs, the type that has the most matches to symptoms would be the type diagnosed as primary.
I hope you understand.
Regards
Note: For detailed guidance on genetic screening consult a genetics specialist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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