Epidermolysis Bullosa, Epidermolysis Bullosa, Epidermolytic (simplex) - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

epidermolysis bullosa epidermolysis bullosa, epidermolytic (simplex)

Body Site

foot ankle

Age

2 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

yellow

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This healthy toddler developed bullae on weight bearing surfaces and areas of frictional injury particularly during the summer. The lesions ruptured easily and healed without scarring or milia formation. She had no mucous membrane involvement and was growing and developing normally. Her mother ruptured and cut skin windows in lesions on the feet to prevent progression of lesions at the edges, and applied topical antibiotics to prevent infection.

Description

blisters and erosions on areas of mechanical trauma

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6/1/2004 23:01:11

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