A case of epidermolysis bullosa dystrophicans with congenital esophageal atresia.
A two-hour-old female with epidermolysis bullosa hereditaria (EBH) and a congenital esophageal atresia at the level of the sixth thoracic vertebra is described. A tube gastrostomy was performed on day 3; she died of sepsis on day 6. On autopsy, esophageal atresia was membranous without any fistula.
D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D004933:Esophageal Atresia / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn