Catalog
Junctional epidermolysis bullosa
Link to WHO Definition
Junctional epidermolysis bullosa – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1501260457
Junctional (lucidolytic) epidermolysis bullosa is due to defects at the level of the lamina lucida of the epidermal basement membrane. The generalised severe form (Herlitz) is associated with widespread mucosal involvement of internal organs and has a high mortality in infancy.