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A FATAL CASE OF JUNCTIONAL EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA (HERLITZ‐PEARSON)
Author(s) -
Hiejima Mutsusuke,
Inoue Shouhei,
Ogata Katsumi
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1981.tb02565.x
Subject(s) - junctional epidermolysis bullosa (veterinary medicine) , epidermolysis bullosa , medicine , dermatology , autopsy , pathology , laminin , biology , genetics , cell
Clinical findings, therapeutic responses and autopsy findings of a case of junctional epidermolysis bullosa were reported. A low serum zinc level was corrected by oral zinc sulphate with little improvement in skin lesions. Early diagnosis and genetle nursing were stressed.