Genitourinary complications as initial presentation of inherited epidermolysis bullosa
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Gastrointestinal complications of inherited epidermolysis bullosa: cumulative experience of the National Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry.
BACKGROUND Portions of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract may be severely involved in patients with inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Evidence-based data are lacking as to the frequency and time of onset of these complications. PATIENTS AND METHODS Cross-sectional and longitudinal data were analyzed on 3,280 and 450 patients with EB, respectively, who were followed from 1986-2002 as part of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0189-6725
DOI: 10.4103/0189-6725.78673