Epidermolysis bullosa hereditaria with junctional blistering in an adult.
A 38-year-old patient with epidermolysis bullosa is described, in whom junctional blister formation is revealed by electron microscopy. Clinical and ultrastructural differences from the recessive dystrophic type (Hallopeau-Siemens) and from the lethal type (Herlitz) of epidermolysis bullosa are discussed in detail.
D000328:Adult; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology; D002751:Chlortetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003896:Desmosomes / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009824:Ointments; D010375:Pedigree; D012867:Skin / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000627:therapeutic use
D009824:Ointments; D014810:Vitamin E; D002751:Chlortetracycline