Symptoms to Diagnosis

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
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