Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa with autoantibodies against collagen VII
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| Year of publication | 2012 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | European Journal of Dermatology |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2012.1709 |
| Field | Dermatovenerology |
| Keywords | adult; atrophic skin disease; blister; case report; clinical feature; COL7A1 gene; disease duration; epidermolysis bullosa; female; gene; gene mutation; heterozygosity; human; immunoblotting; immunofluorescence; iron deficiency anemia |
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| Description | Dystrophic epiclermolysis bullosa (DEB) is a group of hereditary blistering diseases with tissue separation under the basement membrane at the level of anchoring fibrils. DEB pruriginosa subtype (DEB-Pr) is characterized by fragile skin, blisters, pruritic lichcnoid papules on the shins and toenail dystrophy; some cases have a very late onset [1]. All DEB are caused by mutations in the COL7A1 gene encoding the alpha-1 chain of collagen VII of anchoring fibrils. Acquired epidermolysis bullosa (EBA) is an autoimmune bullous disease with formation of autoanti-bodies against collagen VII. We report a dominant DEB-Pr (DDEB-Pr) with features of EBA. |