Update on inherited bullous dermatoses.
Bullous diseases are becoming increasingly better understood owing to the active research which has taken place in this field over the past decade. Advances in understanding of bullous disease pathophysiology is translating into clinical applications for diagnosis and therapy that will greatly enhance the quality of care bullous disease patients may receive now and in the future. This review focuses on the progress which has been achieved in inherited bullous dermatoses.
Blistering Disease Clinic, Stanford University School of Medicine, California, USA. mpm@stanford.edu
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D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D015316:Genetic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy