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-{{DiseaseDisorder infobox |
-  Name        = Epidermolysis bullosa |
-  ICD10       = Q81 |
-  ICD9        = {{ICD9|757.39}} |
-}}
-In [[medicine]] ([[dermatology]]) '''Epidermolysis bullosa''' (EB) is a [[rare disease|rare]] [[genetic disease]] characterized by the presence of extremely fragile [[skin]] and recurrent [[blister]] formation, resulting from minor mechanical friction or trauma. This condition is not contagious. The condition was brought to public attention in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] through the [[Channel 4]] documentary ''[[The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off]]'', chronicling the life and death of English sufferer [[Jonny Kennedy]].
-== Forms ==
-There are three main forms of inherited EB. These different subtypes are defined by the depth of blister location within the skin layers, and the location of the dissolution of the skin.
-=== EB Simplex (EBS) -- ABOVE the [[basement membrane]] ===
-Blister formation of EB simplex is within the basal [[keratinocyte]] of the epidermis. Sometimes EB simplex is called ''epidermolytic''. There are four subtypes of EBS:
-# EBS - Weber-Cockayne (EBS-WC)
-# EBS - Koebner (EBS-K)
-# EBS - Dowling-Meara (EBS-DM) -- caused by [[missense mutation]] in [[KRT5]] (E477K) or one of two missense mutations in [[KRT14]] (R125C and R125H)
-# EBS - Mottled Pigmentation (EBS-MP) - caused by one [[missense mutation]] in [[KRT5]] (I161S) or by missense mutations in the plectin gene (Koss-Harnes et al., 1997;Koss-Harnes et al., 2002).
-=== Junctional EB (JEB) -- THROUGH the basement membrane ===
-Blister formation in Junctional EB is seen at the level of the [[lamina lucida]] within the [[basement membrane]] zone.
-=== Dystrophic EB (DEB) -- UNDER the basement membrane ===
-Dystrophic EB (DEB) forms which can lead to [[scarring]] occur in a deeper tissue level; the sub-lamina densa region(the beneath the [[lamina densa]]) within the upper dermis. The disease DEB is caused by genetic defects (or mutations) within the molecule type VII [[collagen]] ([[collagen VII]]). Collagen VII is a very large molecule (780 nm) that [[dimerizes]] to forms a semicircular looping structure: the [[anchoring fibril]]. Anchoring fibrils are thought to form a strucutral link between the epidermal basement membrane and the [[fibrillar collagens]] in the [[upper dermis]].
-Collagen VII is also present in the epithelial tissue of the esophagus, which leads to chronic scarring, webbing, and obstruction.  Affected individuals are often severely malnourished due to trauma to the oral and esophageal mucosa and require feeding tubes for nutrition.  They also suffer from iron-deficiency anemia of uncertain origin, which leads to chronic fatigue.
-Open wounds on the skin heal slowly and are particularly susceptible to infection.  Many individuals bathe in a bleach and water mixture to fight off these infections.
-The chronic inflammation leads to errors in the DNA of the affected skin cells, which in turn causes squamous cell carcinoma (SCC).  The majority of these patients die before the age of 30, either of SCC or complications related to DEB.
-== Epidemiology ==
-An estimated 2 out of every 100,000 live births are affected with some type of EB. The disorder occurs in every racial and ethnic group throughout the world and affects both sexes equally.
-==External links==
-* [http://www.debra.org/ DebRA] - the Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America
-* [http://www.debra.org.uk/ DebRA] - UK site.  There are similar sites in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland to find more local information and support.
-* [http://www.ebkids.org/ EBMRF] - Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation
-* [http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/topics/epidermolysis_bullosa/epidermolysis_bullosa.htm NIH article about EB]
-* [http://www.geneclinics.org/profiles/ebs/details.html Genetic basis of EBS]
-* [http://www.biology.iupui.edu/biocourses/Biol540H/EBroberts.html Medical details of EB]
-* [http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic124.htm emedicine.com's article on epidermolysis bullosa]
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