Inherited Epidermolysis Bullosa – A Case Report of Several Family Members in Three Generations

Epidermolysis Bullosa Puriginosa: Report of a Case

Epidermolysis Bullosa Puriginosa is a genetic mechanobullous disease characterized by pruritus, lichenified or nodular prurigo-like lesions, occasional trauma-induced blistering, excoriations, milia, nail dystrophy and albopapuloid lesions that appear at birth or later. Scarring and prurigo are most prominent on the shins. Herein, we report a case with a history of blisters since childhood foll...

Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Case Report

Inherited epidermolysis bullosa

Inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) encompasses a number of disorders characterized by recurrent blister formation as the result of structural fragility within the skin and selected other tissues. All types and subtypes of EB are rare; the overall incidence and prevalence of the disease within the United States is approximately 19 per one million live births and 8 per one million population, r...

Epidermolysis Bullosa associated with pyloric stenosis: A case report

Epidermolysis bullosa are a group of hereditary skin diseases manifested as blisters on the sites of trauma to the skin. According to the level of blister development, epidermolysis bullosa are divided into the following groups: epidermolysis bullosa simplex, junctional epidermolysis bullosa and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. The latter two groups are associated with poorer prognosis and hig...

Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa--report of three cases.

Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa, a genetic mechanobullous disease, is characterized by pruritus, lichenified or nodular prurigo-like lesions, occasional trauma-induced blistering, excoriations, milia, nail dystrophy and albopapuloid lesions, appearing at birth or later. Scarring and prurigo are most prominent on the shins. Treatment is unsatisfactory. We report three such cases: two of them f...