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A new prenatal sonographic sign of epidermolysis bullosa
Author(s) -
Chen Daniela,
Zuckerman Shachar,
Akerman Yehudit,
Shen Ori
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/jcu.22922
Subject(s) - medicine , epidermolysis bullosa , denudation , prenatal ultrasound , nose , junctional epidermolysis bullosa (veterinary medicine) , prenatal diagnosis , atresia , pregnancy , dermatology , anatomy , fetus , cell , paleontology , laminin , tectonics , genetics , biology
We report on the prenatal sonographic appearance of epidermolysis bullosa (EB). The third viable pregnancy of a consanguineous couple was found at 23 weeks to have dysplastic external ears and nose. The neonate was born at 33 weeks and was found to have junctional EB with pyloric atresia. On reviewing the 23‐week ultrasound images, skin denudation was evident. This is a report of visualization of skin denudation in EB. When EB is suspected prenatally, special attention should be given to the visualization of skin surfaces.