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Prenatal diagnosis of inherited epidermolysis bullosa in a patient with no family history: a case report and literature review.
Prenatal diagnosis - 1 Jan 2006
Azarian Madeleine, Dreux Sophie, Vuillard Edith, Meneguzzi Guerrino, Haber Saranda, Guimiot Fabien, Muller Françoise
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OBJECTIVE: The junctional form of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a recessively inherited mechanobullous disease in which minimal trauma results in blister formation at the dermal-epidermal junction. A rare form associated with pyloric atresia (JEB-PA) is a severe clinical subtype leading to rapid demise after birth, thus justifying prenatal diagnosis. The case characterized by abnormal ultrasound findings at 35...
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