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ArticleJournal of general and family medicine2026

Late Recognition of Suspected Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome After Recurrent Small-Bowel Perforations: A Case Report.

Norio Horiguchi, Etsuko Hisanaga, Hiroko Sato, Kuniko Yoshida, Akihito Kimura, Ayumi Ito, Miki Horita, Aya Suzuki, Keiko Kawai-Kowase

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Norio HoriguchiDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0560-5669
Etsuko HisanagaDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9903-0231
Hiroko SatoDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7175-0665
Kuniko YoshidaDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.
Akihito KimuraDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.
Ayumi ItoDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9847-8332
Miki HoritaDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.
Aya SuzukiClinical Department of Pathology Gunma University Hospital Maebashi Japan.
Keiko Kawai-KowaseDepartment of General Medicine Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine Maebashi Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1858-5628

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Abstract

Background: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) may be overlooked when gastrointestinal and musculoskeletal findings are assessed separately. Case Presentation: An older woman with two previous small-bowel perforations had bilateral congenital hip dislocation, recurrent shoulder dislocations, skin hyperextensibility, and muscularis propria thinning in nonperforated jejunum. Systematic reassessment using the 2017 classification met minimal clinical criteria suggestive of arthrochalasia EDS, while recurrent bowel perforation raised concern for vascular EDS. Genetic testing was declined. Conclusion: The overall phenotype supported clinically suspected EDS, but molecular confirmation was required for definitive subtype assignment.

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arthrochalasia EDScase reportEhlers‐Danlos syndromejoint instabilitymuscularis propriasmall‐bowel perforation

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PMCPMC13594383

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