Table 3.
Patient No. | Sex and Age, y | Hypermobility Scorea | Other Joint Symptoms | Skin Findings | Additional Clinical Features |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mother of patient 1 | F/30 | 6 | Hypermobile fingers; shoulder subluxation | Easy bruising | Pes planus |
Mother of patient 2 | F/44 | 7 | Hypermobile fingers | Normal | Redundant anterior mitral leaflet and mitral prolapse; urethral prolapse at age 10 y; hiatus hernia; gastroesophageal reflux |
Father of patient 3 | M/48 | 0 | Hypermobile in childhood; chronic arthralgia; chronic back pain | Normal | Varicose veins |
Mother of patient 4 | F/41 | 5 | Hypermobile fingers; hip laxity; chronic back pain | Easy bruising | |
Mother of patient 5 | F/54 | 0 | None | Normal | |
Father of patient 9 | M/55 | 0 | Chronic elbow pain | Eczema | Dilated aortic root (43 mm); RV and RA enlargement; LA enlargement; pectus excavatum; lumbar spondylosis at age 39 y; gastroesophageal reflux; plantar fasciitis; wrist tendonitis |
Mother of patient 10 | F/54 | 0 | None | Normal |
Abbreviations: M, male; F, female; RV, right ventricle; RA, right atrium; LA, left atrium.
Hypermobility score was assessed by the Beighton scale (9).