r/interesting • u/Fast-Improvement7832 • Jul 25 '26

MISC. My fingers are way too long

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u/geim-iv Jul 25 '26

Conjunctive tissue disorders essentially. Imagine a brick house without mortar, or with bad quality mortar.

EDS is Ehlers Danlos syndrome. Look it up, it's incredible.

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u/s33n_ Jul 25 '26

So the k was a typo? Or does it modulate EDS?

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u/Constant_Cat_7063 Jul 25 '26

There are different types of EDS so the k tells you which one, in this case it is kyphoscoliotic (curvature of the spine in 1+ ways) EDS

Source: I have hEDS (hypermobile type)

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u/s33n_ Jul 25 '26

I thought the hypermobile kind was just basic eds (as thats what I've known people with(

Thanks for the info

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u/Constant_Cat_7063 Jul 25 '26

I believe it is the most common one, or at least more commonly diagnosed now, but is still one of the 13(?) subtypes. Hypermobility itself is also fairly common - think ‘double jointed’ - and has similar diagnostic criteria to hEDS.

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u/im-d3 Jul 25 '26

It pretty much is "basic EDS", because hEDS is the most common type, and so is the type that comes to most people's minds when they hear about Ehlers-Danlos.

Usually, but not always, when someone says "I have EDS" they're referring to hEDS or a similar type. If it's one of the vascular types, it's different enough that I imagine most would feel the need to clarify.