Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Occurring Together with the Marfan Syndrome

Abstract

THOUGH the classic features of the Marfan syndrome (arachnodactyly, ectopia lentis and aortic lesions) and those of the Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (joint hypermobility and hyperelasticity and fragility of the skin) are well recognized¹ many are not aware of the clinical overlap existing in these and other heritable disorders of connective tissue.The present report describes a patient with valvular heart disease who had the classic features of both of the genetically determined disorders mentioned above — an observation not known to have been reported previously. Other facets of this report stress the possible relation between these two diseases, with a brief . . .