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Electrocardiographic Monitoring in Patients with Epidermolysis Bullosa: A New Proposal
Author(s) -
Barcellos Bruno M.,
Camelier Pedro da Silva,
Jesus Lisieux Eyer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.12640
Subject(s) - medicine , epidermolysis bullosa , dermatology
Epidermolysis bullosa causes serious blistering of the skin even with minor trauma. The use of standard electrodes, tapes, and adhesives is restricted in these patients because it exposes the skin to stretching and shearing forces that cause traumatic blister formation. We propose herein an alternative electrocardiographic monitoring technique to minimize cutaneous trauma.