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Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa in association with lichen planopilaris.
Clinical and experimental dermatology - 1 Dec 2009
Almaani N, Liu L, Perez A, Robson A, Mellerio J E, McGrath J A
Abstract excerpt
Epidermolysis bullosa pruriginosa (EBP) is a clinical variant of dominant or occasionally recessive, dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Clinically, intense pruritus on a background of inherited skin fragility often leads to skin signs that resemble acquired inflammatory disorders such as hypertrophic lichen planus (LP) or nodular prurigo. Moreover, symptoms and signs may not appear until adult life, further...
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