Childhood epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: Confirmation of diagnosis by skin deficient in Type VII Collagen, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and immunoblotting

Childhood epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: Confirmation of diagnosis by skin deficient in Type VII Collagen, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and immunoblotting

Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is an acquired subepidermal bullous disorder characterized by autoantibodies against Type VII collagen. It usually affects adults; childhood EBA is rare. We describe a 10-year-old girl presenting with recurrent tense blisters predominantly on legs, dorsa of hand...

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Main Authors: Nupur Goyal, Raghavendra Rao, C Balachandran, Sathish Pai, Balbir S Bhogal, Enno Schmidt, Detlef Zillikens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dermatology
Subjects:
Childhood epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
noncollagenous domain 1
Type VII collagen
Online Access:http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=2016;volume=61;issue=3;spage=329;epage=332;aulast=Goyal

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