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A 21-year-old woman with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and persistent lightheadedness

Raed Qarajeh, MD, Laith A. Derbas, MD, Mouin Abdallah, MD, MSc and Faraz Kureshi, MD, MSc
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine February 2021, 88 (2) 93-97; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.88a.19137
Raed Qarajeh
Division of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri–Kansas City, Kansas City, MO
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Laith A. Derbas
Department of Cardiology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Mouin Abdallah
MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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St. David’s Healthcare, Austin, TX
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