Butcher from England Ian Redfern more than 40 years living with the disease, the existence of which he had no idea. Perhaps he would have long remained in the dark, if not an accident. Redfern somehow brought to the hospital his six-year daughter, Evie, suffering from Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hyperplastic skin). Because of this skin ailment girls are very easily damaged and quite often covered with bruises.
When Ian was about to take the child home, he noticed the untied laces on sneakers. At this point in the corridor there was a doctor who saw a man tying shoelaces very strange. The doctor made the assumption that the yen is the same Ehlers-Danlos syndrome Although he looks for his whole life showed no characteristic symptoms. And the diagnosis was confirmed!
This disease affects one person for every 5 000. It is a disorder of the connective tissue caused by defective collagen protein - the basic building material of the body, which gives it stability and support. In addition to the classic symptoms of the syndrome described above at Evie, and are less common, such as joint hypermobility. That is what I saw in the doctor hand movements yen.
Dr. Sam said that for the first time confronted with the fact that the disease for so long did not show himself. And he also never come across a person with long experience of the disease, which would be about it did not even suspect. Cure Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is impossible, but with the help of modern therapy it can be kept under control. (READ MORE)
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