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Published on: October 12, 2012
INHERITED EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA IN NEWBORN (CASE STUDY)
Veronika M Dudnyk1, Olga I Izumets1, Oksana S Rubina1
1VINNYTSIA NATIONAL PIROGOV MEMORIAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, VINNYTSIA, UKRAINE.
Abstract:
Inherited epidermolysis bullosa (IEB) is a group of genetically and clinically heterogeneous diseases characterized by the formation on the skin and mucous membranes blisters and erosion due to injury. Different forms of IEB can be accompanied by various extracutaneous complications, such as blisters and erosion on the cornea and mucous membranes, stenoses and strictures of the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, urinary system, muscle dystrophy, and malignant tumors. Therefore diagnosis and prescribing appropriate treatment and follow-up care is an important task for neonatologists and pediatric dermatologists. Because the manifestations of IEB are numerous, a specialized center is required for optimal care, where multidisciplinary care will be provided (neonatologists, pediatric surgeons, pediatric dermatologists, etc.). The purpose of this case report is to pay attention of specialists to a disease that is rare, to present clinical case of IEB in newborn who was admitted to the intensive care unit of newborns of Vinnitsa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital.
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