Henri-Alexandre Danlos fixes skin extensibility and fragility as cardinal features

eventevidence: historical recordone underlying source

French physician Henri-Alexandre Danlos, working with Pautier, described the skin features that completed the syndrome's early clinical picture.

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EDS typesunspecified
Date1908
Diagnostic criteriaBefore formal classification
Last checked2026-09-16

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