Catalog

Genetically-determined epidermolysis bullosa

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Link to WHO Definition

Genetically-determined epidermolysis bullosa – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1381715631

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is the name given to a heterogeneous group of blistering disorders which in the majority of cases are due to genetically-determined defects in structural proteins of the epidermis and dermo-epidermal junction. The genetic forms are to be distinguished from the immunobullous disorder, epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (qv).