Acta Médica Portuguesa (Oct 1998)

Ruptura vesical em criança com fenótipo de Ehlers-Danlos.

  • M Félix,
  • M F Lopes,
  • R Maia,
  • L Diogo

DOI
https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.2325
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 10

Abstract

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We report a case of "spontaneous" bladder rupture in a child with type IV Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome phenotype. The clinical presentation was unusual with abdominal pain, urinary retention and recurrent rectal prolapse. We could not find other similar cases in the literature. We to the possibility of "spontaneous" rupture occurring in this type of patients.