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The thumb sign (Steinberg's sign) is elicited by asking the person to flex the thumb as far as possible and then close the fingers over it. A positive thumb sign is where the entire distal phalanx is visible beyond the ulnar border of the hand, caused by a combination of hypermobility of the thumb as well as a thumb which is longer than usual.
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: [4] Marfanoid habitus is generally associated with kyphoscoliotic Ehlers-Danlos. Snyder–Robinson syndrome at SMS, whose incidence is about 1 in 5,000-10,000 in all ethnic groups; Perrault syndrome : Marfanoid habitus is a nonspecific feature of Perrault syndrome.
This may be a sign of hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD). Hypermobile joints are a feature of genetic connective tissue disorders such as hypermobility spectrum disorder or Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (EDS). Until new diagnostic criteria were introduced, hypermobility syndrome was sometimes considered identical to hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos ...
Ehlers–Danlos syndromes (EDS) are a group of 13 genetic connective-tissue disorders. [7] Symptoms often include loose joints, joint pain, stretchy velvety skin, and abnormal scar formation. [ 1 ] These may be noticed at birth or in early childhood. [ 3 ]
Gorlin’s sign is a medical term that indicates the ability in humans to touch the tip of the nose with the tongue. [1] Approximately ten percent of the general population can perform this act, but fifty percent of people with Ehlers–Danlos syndrome (an inherited connective tissue disorder) have the ability.
She suffers from an unspecified chronic condition that mirrors Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, affecting her connective tissue and making her joints weak. She intends to join the Scribe Quadrant but is ...
The medical examiner who ruled the 2011 death of a Philadelphia teacher found with 20 stab wounds a homicide — then later a suicide — now says he believes the case should be ruled as ...
The FDA has banned red dye No. 3, as the synthetic additive is known to cause cancer. Nutritionists Ilana Muhlstein and Robin DeCicco discuss what this means for American health.