Abstract
Dermatosparaxis (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VIIC) has only recently been identified in human subjects. Although well documented in animals, to date only three human cases have been recorded, all aged 2 years or under. We document a 15-year-old girl with this newly recognized condition to emphasize the remarkable similarity of physical signs in all four cases. The striking skin fragility which attends the phenotype is highly distinctive, so that the diagnosis may be suspected on clinical grounds. The confirmatory diagnostic procedures are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Bone Morphogenetic Protein 1
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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins*
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Collagen / metabolism
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Collagen / ultrastructure
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / classification
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / etiology*
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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / pathology
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Endopeptidases / genetics
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Female
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Humans
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Metalloendopeptidases*
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Microscopy, Electron
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Mutation
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Phenotype
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Protein Processing, Post-Translational
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Skin / metabolism
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Skin / pathology
Substances
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Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
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Collagen
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Endopeptidases
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Metalloendopeptidases
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BMP1 protein, human
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Bone Morphogenetic Protein 1