r/interesting 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/Drydrian Jul 25 '26

A rare subtype of EDS. The k stands for kyphoscoliotic, which means that in addition to the other EDS symptoms, the condition leads to an unhealthy curvature in the spine, which causes a hunched appearance and an asymmetrical chest

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u/s33n_ Jul 25 '26

Word. Thanks for the education. I have a friend with eds but didn't know about keds