Genitourinary tract involvement in a child with epidermolysis bullosa

Combined Anesthesia Technique in a Child with Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa

End Stage Renal Disease in a Child with Epidermolysis Bullosa

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited connective tissue disease causing blisters in the skin and mucosal membranes. In severe cases, EB may be associated with renal damage through several mechanisms, mainly immunological ones. The present case described a young male with dystrophic recessive EB who developed an advanced chronic renal damage secondary to tubulointerstitial nephritis that wa...

A fixed denture for a child with epidermolysis bullosa simplex.

AIM To report the caries treatment and delivery of a fixed denture for a 3-year-old girl with epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS). CASE REPORT EBS is manifested on the skin or mucous membranes where skin separation is easily induced by trauma. Full- mouth rehabilitation under in-patient general anaesthesia was performed to the patient in conjunction with proper pre- and postoperative care. A ...

Eye involvement in inherited epidermolysis bullosa: experience of the National Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry.

PURPOSE To determine the frequency of ocular manifestations in inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB) within the continental United States and to define the estimated cumulative risks of developing nonscarring (blisters or erosions) and scarring corneal manifestations within each major EB subtype over time. DESIGN Observational (cross-sectional and longitudinal). METHODS Up to 16 years of lon...

A Newborn with Epidermolysis Bullosa

Bullous disorders of newborn are a rare entity. Genetically inherited bullous disorders, especially the dystrophic and junctional types have a fatal course (1). Breach of the epidermis in the newborn predisposes them to sepsis.