title: Dental and anesthetic management of a child with epidermolysis bullosa.
abstract: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a wide spectrum of rare genetic disorders characterized by marked fragility of the skin and mucous membranes in which vesculobullous lesions occur in response to trauma, heat, or no apparent cause. This case report deals with the dental and anesthetic management of a 10-year-old girl with dystrophic EB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Nugambakam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: V Rathna
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rekka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Swathi
mesh_terms: D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D017742:Dental Care for Chronically Ill; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000628:therapy*; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D016108:Epidermolysis Bullosa Dystrophica / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D010483:Periapical Diseases / Q000628:therapy*