title: A case of esophageal complication in epidermolysis bulhosa simplex.
abstract: It is well known the involvement of the gastrointestinal tract in Epidermolysis Bulhosa (EB) and its consequences on both nutrition and growth. We present a case of a young girl with EB diagnosed soon after birth, admitted to our emergency room with food impactation. The endoscopy revealed a double barrel esophagus. No medical or surgical therapy was started and after 2 months of enteric feeding, spontaneous resolution was observed at endoscopy. Skin biopsy was compatible with EB Simplex. According to the literature EB Simplex is the subtype the least associated with GI tract involvement, presenting with dysphagia in only 2% of the patients, and with the lowest cumulative risk of esophageal stricturing.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We present an unusual case of EB simplex involvement of the esophagus with spontaneous resolution of a false lumen, with clinical improvement of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hospital Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal. rinacilv@gmail.com
authors.forename: Catarina L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: Joao C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Ana I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D004630:Emergencies; D016110:Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex / Q000150:complications*; D004935:Esophageal Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000209:etiology; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors