van Meek'ren reports extraordinary skin extensibility
eventevidence: historical record
Amsterdam surgeon Job Janszoon van Meek'ren documented a 23-year-old patient who could pull the skin of the chest over the head. The report is commonly cited as the first detailed clinical description of the skin phenotype later associated with EDS.
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| EDS types | unspecified |
|---|---|
| Date | 1682 |
| Diagnostic criteria | Before formal classification |
| Last checked | 2026-09-16 |
Evidence
historicalretrospective account
Recorded through the historical-review literature; the original report is a 1682 Amsterdam surgical text.