Explore the symptoms, types, diagnosis, and treatment of connective tissue disease in this guide designed to keep readers ...

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) - May is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) Awareness Month, a time to shed light on a group of 13 connective tissue disorders that refer to a defect in the body’s collagen protein ...

Dylan Skalina, 12, suffered an aneurysm while trick-or-treating with friends. His family wants more people to be aware of ...

Chronic pain. Extra-flexible joints. Stretchy skin. These are just some of the symptoms of the debilitating genetic disorder that’s incredibly hard to diagnose. Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) refers to ...

Objective Interstitial lung disease (ILD) represents the most common and severe organ manifestation observed in patients ...

EULAR - The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology - has worked with the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to develop new clinical practice guidelines for interstitial lung disease (ILD) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Keratoconus was associated with systemic manifestations of connective tissue hyperlaxity. A systemic underlying ...

Kyphoscoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine in both the lateral — scoliosis — and forward — kyphosis — directions. It results in a complex three-dimensional shape, leading to a noticeable ...

Dercum’s disease causes growths of fatty tissue or lipomas that can be painful when pressing on nerve cells or other organs. People may also experience brain fog and fatigue. There is no cure, so the ...