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Current Perspectives and Differential Diagnosis in Epidermolysis Bullosa

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Epidermolysis Bullosa

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Epidermolysis bullosa is the name given to a number of genetically determined diseases that share the major characteristic of a tendency to develop blisters and erosions in the skin, and sometimes the mucous membranes, after mild trauma. These hereditary disorders should be distinguished from other genetic and acquired diseases (see below) and should not be confused with epidermolysis bullosa acquisita.

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Eady, R.A.J. (1992). Current Perspectives and Differential Diagnosis in Epidermolysis Bullosa. In: Lin, A.N., Carter, D.M. (eds) Epidermolysis Bullosa. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2914-8_1

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