Professional paper

Benign joint hypermobility syndrome - a case report: unrecognized or undiagnosed condition?

Margareta Pitlović Bačić ; Department for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, General Hospital Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Porin Perić ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Božidar Ćurković ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Đurđica Babić-Naglić ; Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Rehabilitation, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Pero Kolić ; Department for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, General Hospital Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Abstract

Hypermobility denotes an increased range of joint movements and is the result of ligamentous and joint capsule laxity. Benign joint hypermobility syndrome is hypermobility associated with symptoms - arthralgia, myalgia, fatigue, anxiety and fibromyalgia. Clinical manifestations of benign joint hypermobility syndrome include almost all organic systems, and reflect the ubiquity of connective tissue in the body. Beighton score help us to diagnoses hypermobility. Hypermobility syndrome is diagnosed using the 1998 “Brighton criteria”. The purpose of this case report was to emphasize the importance of recognition hypermobility syndrome because such individuals represent a significant percentage patients who seek help of different specialist and because of the diversity of the clinical presentation very long stay unrecognized (undiagnosed). Hypermobility can be easily detected if you are looking for, but is easily overlooked if you do not think about it.

Keywords

hypermobility syndrome; case report; hypermobility

Hrčak ID:

124786

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/124786

Publication date:

1.7.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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