Maternal Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type X: Successful Management of Pregnancy and Parturition

Dale E. Hammerschmidt, Mary A. Arneson, Stephen L. Larson, Robert A. Van Tassel, James L. Mckenna

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Abstract

The proposita of the first kindred described with dysfibronectinemic Ehlers-Danlos syndrome conceived and gave birth to a normal, unaffected infant. The ability of the gravida's plasma to support collagen-induced aggregation of normal platelets improved during the pregnancy, perhaps reflecting a change in level or functional status of fibronectin and contributing to the surprisingly normal hemostasis and wound healing she enjoyed. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type X does not preclude safe childbearing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2487-2488
Number of pages2
JournalJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume248
Issue number19
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 19 1982

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