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Hemorrhagic shock resulting from post-coital vaginal bleeding in an adolescent with Ehlers-Danlos type IV

  • Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
  • Christiana Care Health System

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Abstract

Multiple cases of obstetric-related vaginal bleeding exist in the medical literature pertaining to affected people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.We present a novel case of a 16-year-old female with vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (formerly Ehlers-Danlos type IV) who was brought to the emergency department with brisk vaginal bleeding after her first episode of sexual intercourse.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)397-398
Number of pages2
JournalPediatric Emergency Care
Volume25
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2009

Keywords

  • Ehlers-Danlos
  • Shock
  • Vaginal bleeding

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