Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic disease , and includes a group of heterogeneous dermal pathologies, which are mainly hereditary , characterised by the fragility of the epithelium. This leads the skin and internal body to the formation of blisters at the slightest knock or rub.
Formation of blisters and her bursting are cause of pain , open wounds and infection. The blistering can be confined (hands and feet du to the friction), but in severest forms all the body is affected and the wounds heal slowly, giving rise to scarring, painful feets and weeping feets.
Patiens who are suffering of EB need special care , with adapted dressings (painless, doesn’t stick and anti-infection).
What’s about Epidermolysis Bullosa ?
The EB is a rare hereditary and genetic illness
(about 500 000 people in the world) due to a failure of connection between the epidermis and the dermis.
There are more than 20 different forms of epidermolysis bullosa than we can group together in 3 groups (according to the localization of symptoms): EB simplex
, Dystrophic EB
, Junctionnal EB
What are the main symptoms ?
This disease is characterized by a fragility of the skin entailing the formation of bubbles or blisters, of cutaneous permanent or oral unsticking, anal and oesophageal mucous membranes arising spontaneously or in the slightest traumatism, but also by a fall of nails.
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