Abstract
A 7-year-old girl with thoracolumbar kyphoscoliosis was admitted for further diagnostic evaluation after a spinal MRI scan had shown several intraspinal extramedullary lesions. The clinical features including joint hypermobility and cigarette-paper like scars led to the presumptive diagnosis of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI (EDS VI). Analysis of urinary lysyl- and hydroxylysyl-pyridinoline cross-links excretion confirmed a deficiency of lysylhydroxylase 1 and the diagnosis of EDS VIA. Findings on the spinal MRI scan were interpreted as spinal meningeal cysts. Over a period of 2 years, the patient developed no neurological deficits and no radiological signs of progression of the spinal lesions. Conclusion: We assume cystic malformations of the meninges to be most likely the result of connective tissue weakness in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome type VI.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | European Journal of Pediatrics |
| Volume | 163 |
| Issue number | 4-5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 214-217 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0340-6199 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.04.2004 |
Funding
Acknowledgements We would like to thank Mrs. Julia Fischer and Mr. Heiko Steenbock, Department of Medical Molecular Biology, University of Lübeck, for their expert technical assistance in cross-link analysis.
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Center for Infection and Inflammation Research (ZIEL)
