A Newborn with Epidermolysis Bullosa
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چکیده
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.
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