Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa

Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa
Specialty	Dermatology

Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa (EPB) is a type of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, belonging to the epidermolysis bullosa group of blistering conditions. It may present in a young baby with blisters on the legs, or in young adults with itchy thick plaques.

The condition runs in families, and arises from a mutation in the type II collagen gene.

EPB is rare. Less than 100 cases have been reported. It was first reported in 1994.

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