Spontaneously ruptured splenic aneurysm in a young patient with Ehlers - Danlos syndrome

Abstract

The authors describe a young patient with a history of type IV vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) who underwent successful treatment for a spontaneous haemorrhage from a splenic artery aneurysm, and the authors would like to remind clinicians of the mortality and morbidity associated with vascular-type EDS. Copyright 2011 BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.