25 Application of the 2017 Hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Diagnostic Criteria in a Paediatric Population

摘要

The genetic basis for hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (hEDS) remains unknown. As such, it continues to be a clinical diagnosis. In March 2017, the International Consortium on EDS and Related Disorders published a revised set of diagnostic criteria for hEDS to help reduce heterogeneity between patients and enable researchers to ultimately identify the genetic cause. Currently there is a need to evaluate how these new criteria impact the diagnosis of hEDS in clinical settings. In 2017, the first paediatric EDS clinic in Canada opened to care for patients with suspected EDS. Since March of 2017, diagnostic assessment of all patients has included application of the 2017 criteria.