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Inherited epidermolysis bullosa: description of clinical and subclinical morphological features with optical coherence tomography

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Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited skin disorder characterized by exacerbated skin and/or mucosal fragility and blister formation following minor mechanical trauma. Great scientific interest has recently been focused on… Click to show full abstract

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited skin disorder characterized by exacerbated skin and/or mucosal fragility and blister formation following minor mechanical trauma. Great scientific interest has recently been focused on gene therapies and transgenic epidermal grafting in EB patients.1 Depending on the level of cleavage in the skin, EB is classified into 4 types: simplex (EBS), junctional (JEB), and dystrophic (DEB), and the extremely rare Kindler syndrome This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Keywords: description clinical; epidermolysis; epidermolysis bullosa; inherited epidermolysis; bullosa description

Journal Title: Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
Year Published: 2019

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