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Yoshida K, Yoshida S, Hori Y, Tsubota H, Mochizuki R, Nagano T, Koyama T. Totally endoscopic concomitant aortic and mitral valve surgery in junctional epidermolysis bullosa: a case report. J Cardiothorac Surg 2024; 19:102. [PMID: 38378631 PMCID: PMC10877881 DOI: 10.1186/s13019-024-02567-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 02/22/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Junctional epidermolysis bullosa is a rare skin and mucosal disorder characterized by blister formation in response to minor trauma and extracutaneous manifestations. There have been no reports of cardiac surgery and prognostication in patients with epidermolysis bullosa due to skin and mucosal fragility. CASE PRESENTATION A 55-year-old man presented with congenital junctional epidermolysis bullosa, hypertension, and vasospastic angina. He complained of dyspnea on exertion, and transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe aortic valve regurgitation, moderate aortic valve stenosis (tricuspid valve), and severe mitral valve regurgitation. Considering that the skin condition in the right chest wall was relatively healthy, the right thoracotomy approach was preferred and totally endoscopic concomitant mitral valve repair and aortic valve replacement were performed using a sutureless bioprosthetic valve (Perceval™ (Corcym, Group, Milan, Italy)). Polyurethane and silicon dressing foams were used to protect the skin at the site of contact with the bag valve mask, arterial pressure catheter, intravenous catheter, and the tracheal intubation tube. Vertical mattress sutures were used for the skin sutures. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged nine days after the operation. There was no indication for reoperation until three years follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS The totally endoscopic concomitant aortic and mitral valve surgery using Perceval™ prosthesis can be performed safely in patients with junctional epidermolysis bullosa by adequate protection of the skin and mucosa.
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- Kazufumi Yoshida
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 2-1-1 Minatojimaminamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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Gorrie A, Saad R, Garside L, Bailie C, Wargon O. Gross motor development in children with epidermolysis bullosa. Child Care Health Dev 2024; 50:e13194. [PMID: 38108617 DOI: 10.1111/cch.13194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of rare, congenital skin disorders, characterized by skin fragility and formation of blisters. The gross motor outcomes of children with EB are not known. OBJECTIVES The primary objective of the study was to measure the proportion of gross motor delay in children with EB. The secondary objectives were to measure the difference in gross motor outcomes between EB sub-types and change in gross motor outcomes over time. METHODS Children with EB, aged between one month and five and a half years of age, attending the Sydney Children's Hospital, Epidermolysis Bullosa Clinic, were eligible. Carers completed Ages and Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition, on behalf of their children. Questionnaires were scored, and outcomes were compared to age-expected norms. RESULTS There were 24 participants to complete a questionnaire. Eleven participants completed additional questionnaires over the 24 month study duration. The proportion of children with EB with gross motor delay was greater than age-expected norms (29.17% vs. 2.5%). The delay occurred in children with recessive dystrophic (80%) and epidermolysis bullosa simplex (33.33%) sub-types, but not dominant dystrophic (0%). No children with Junctional EB or Kindler EB joined this study. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates a difference in gross motor outcomes in children with EB. Children with recessive dystrophic and epidermolysis bullosa simplex should be prioritized for monitoring of, and intervention for, gross motor outcomes through multidisciplinary care. Further research investigating long-term outcomes for children with EB and the effectiveness of interventions would be beneficial.
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- Andrew Gorrie
- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Children's Hospital Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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Boudan R, Bourrat E, Galadari A. [Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas in EBDR: how can they be detected?]. Soins 2023; 68:33-35. [PMID: 37931995 DOI: 10.1016/j.soin.2023.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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The occurrence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma is a frequent and potentially serious complication in people with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and junctional epidermolysis bullosa with chronic leg sores. Early diagnosis of early-stage carcinomas enables limited surgical excision and rapid healing without sequelae. Screening during skin care of patients at risk is therefore of major interest, and any atypical lesion should be shown to a doctor specializing in the disease and biopsied at the slightest doubt, preferably in an expert center for the disease.
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- Rose Boudan
- Service de dermatologie, Centre de référence des maladies rares de la peau et des muqueuses d'origine génétique (Magec) Nord, Site Saint-Louis, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, 1 avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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- Service de dermatologie, Centre de référence des maladies rares de la peau et des muqueuses d'origine génétique (Magec) Nord, Site Saint-Louis, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, 1 avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France.
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- Service de dermatologie, Centre de référence des maladies rares de la peau et des muqueuses d'origine génétique (Magec) Nord, Site Saint-Louis, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, 1 avenue Claude-Vellefaux, 75010 Paris, France
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Bergson S, Daniely D, Bomze D, Mohamad J, Malovitski K, Meijers O, Briskin V, Bihari O, Malchin N, Israeli S, Mashiah J, Falik-Zaccai T, Avitan-Hersh E, Eskin-Schwartz M, Allon-Shalev S, Sarig O, Sprecher E, Samuelov L. Clinical and molecular features in a cohort of Middle Eastern patients with epidermolysis bullosa. Pediatr Dermatol 2023; 40:1021-1027. [PMID: 37827535 DOI: 10.1111/pde.15440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) features skin and mucosal fragility due to pathogenic variants in genes encoding components of the cutaneous basement membrane. Based on the level of separation within the dermal-epidermal junction, EB is sub-classified into four major types including EB simplex (EBS), junctional EB (JEB), dystrophic EB (DEB), and Kindler EB (KEB) with 16 EB-associated genes reported to date. METHODS We ascertained a cohort of 151 EB patients of various Middle Eastern ethnic backgrounds. RESULTS The cohort was comprised of EBS (64%, 97/151), DEB (21%, 31/151), JEB (12%, 18/151), and KEB (3%, 5/151). KRT14 and KRT5 variants were most common among EBS patients with 43% (42/97) and 46% (45/97) of EBS patients carrying mutations in either of these two genes, respectively. Truncal involvement was more common in KRT14-associated EBS as compared to EBS due to KRT5 mutations (p < .05). Mutations in COL17A1 and laminin 332-encoding genes were identified in 55% (10/18) and 45% (8/18) of JEB patients. Scarring alopecia, caries, and EB nevi were most common among JEB patients carrying COL17A1 mutations as compared to laminin 332-associated JEB (p < .05). Abnormal nails were evident in most DEB and JEB patients while poikiloderma was exclusively observed in KEB (p < .001). CONCLUSIONS EB patients of Middle Eastern origin were found to feature specific phenotype-genotype correlations of relevance to the diagnosis and genetic counseling of patients in this region.
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- Shir Bergson
- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel
- The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Dermatology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
- Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
- Genetics Institute, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Bruce and Ruth Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
- The Genetic Institute, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Orlowski GM, Amano SU, Flanagan KE, Rieger KE, Marinkovich MP, Wiss K. Treatment With Ataluren for Wound Healing and Health Complications in a Patient With Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa. JAMA Dermatol 2023; 159:1145-1147. [PMID: 37585209 DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2023.2077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023]
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This case report describes an 11-year-old boy with widespread chronic wounds, frequent corneal erosions, dental caries, a tracheostomy, and failure to thrive.
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester
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- Departments of Dermatology and Pathology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California
- Division of Dermatology, Palo Alto VA Medical Center, Palo Alto, California
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- Department of Dermatology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester
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Fania L, Provini A, Salemme A, Sinagra JL, Guerra L, Mazzanti C, Didona B, Castiglia D, Di Zenzo G. Development of bullous pemphigoid in junctional epidermolysis bullosa. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:e146-e148. [PMID: 31709656 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- L Fania
- First Dermatologic Division, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- First Dermatologic Division, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- First Dermatologic Division, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- First Dermatologic Division, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cell Biology, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Mummert L, Jones J, Christopher J. Alternative Use of an Oral Endotracheal Tube Fastener in a Patient with Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa. AANA J 2015; 83:326-328. [PMID: 26638453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This case report describes the alternative use of an oral endotracheal tube fastener in a pediatric patient with junctional epidermolysis bullosa. The patient underwent dental treatment in the operating room under general anesthesia and had a medical history of junctional epidermolysis bullosa, prior secondary anemia, clubbed feet, and past methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection secondary to blistering. The oral endotracheal tube fastener was used in a nontraditional manner to avoid contact of the oral tube and tape with the epidermis and thus prevent blistering. Lubricated gauze was applied to the patient's eyes for protection, and lubricant was applied to the lips and perioral skin before intubation and during dental treatment. Postoperatively the patient exhibited minimal blistering secondary to intubation and dental treatment.
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Lee M, Chen Q, Wang H, Zhang J, Lin Z, Yang Y. ITGB4-associated junctional epidermolysis bullosa without pylori atresia but profound genito-urinary involvement. Acta Derm Venereol 2015; 95:112-3. [PMID: 24807042 DOI: 10.2340/00015555-1888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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- Mingyang Lee
- Department of Dermatology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
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Cifuentes L, Kiritsi D, Chen W, Pennino J, Ring J, Weidinger S, Has C. A case of junctional epidermolysis bullosa with prurigo-like lesions and reduction of collagen XVII and filaggrin. Br J Dermatol 2013; 169:195-8. [PMID: 23834121 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.12241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Yuen WY, Huizinga J, Jonkman MF. Punch grafting of chronic ulcers in patients with laminin-332-deficient, non-Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa. J Am Acad Dermatol 2013; 68:93-7, 97.e1-2. [PMID: 22633040 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a genetic, heterogeneous, trauma-induced blistering disease. Patients with laminin-332-deficient non-Herlitz junctional EB (JEB-nH) can have impaired wound healing witnessed by persistent, small, deep ulcers on the hands and feet that adversely affect the quality of life. OBJECTIVE We sought to present the results of punch grafting in patients with laminin-332-deficient JEB-nH, and to discuss its therapeutic value. METHODS Retrospective analysis of the Dutch EB Registry revealed 4 patients with laminin-332-deficient JEB-nH who were treated with punch grafting. Punch grafting was performed according to protocol, and the patients were followed up. RESULTS In the past 10 years we have treated 23 ulcers in 4 patients with JEB-nH using punch grafting without any complications or adverse effects. The ulcers had on average persisted 6 years before treatment. Healing rate after punch grafting was 70% (n = 16), with a mean healing time of 2 months. Thirty percent (n = 7) of the treated ulcers did not completely heal, but did show improvement. The recurrence rate after 3 months was 13% (n = 2), and was a result of renewed blistering. LIMITATIONS Limitations of the study are the retrospective design, small number of patients, absence of a control group, and follow-up and ulcer measurement that were not standardized. CONCLUSIONS Punch grafting can be used as a first-line treatment in small persistent ulcers in patients with JEB-nH. The method is easy, is inexpensive, has little risk of complications, and results in significant healing rates and improvement in quality of life.
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- Wing Yan Yuen
- Department of Dermatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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Pérez A, Almaani N, Stefanato CM, BhogaL B, Groves RW, Mellerio JE, McGrath JA. Bullous pemphigoid in a patient with suspected non-Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa. Clin Exp Dermatol 2010; 35:881-4. [PMID: 20456391 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2010.03828.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A 56-year-old man with lifelong trauma-induced blisters, nail dystrophy and dental enamel hypoplasia presented with a new spontaneous blistering eruption. Clinicopathologically, he had evidence of both an inherited and an acquired blistering disorder: non-Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa (nHJEB) and bullous pemphigoid (BP). HIstological examination of a skin biopsy found reduced (but not absent) collagen XVII in nonlesional skin, in vivo bound anticollagen XVII antibodies in perilesional skin, and prominent eosinophils in perilesional and lesional skin, with subepidermal blistering. Circulating anticollagen XVII antibodies were also present. Treatment with oral corticosteroids and mycophenolate mofetil led to clinical control of the BP but had no effect on the mechanobullous blistering. Our patient is unusual in that his skin retains some labelling for collagen XVII rather than having the complete absence of immunoreactivity expected in patients with generalized nHJEB. Moreover, we were unable to identify any pathogenic mutations in the COL17A1 gene encoding collagen XVII (or in other EB-associated basement membrane genes). It is plausible that the long-term consequences of basement membrane disruption in our patient, perhaps associated with atypical inherited COL17A1 pathology, might result in a conformationally altered and more immunogenic protein with the subsequent development of anticollagen XVII antibodies and BP as a secondary pathology.
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- A Pérez
- St John's Institute of Dermatology, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London (Guy's Campus), London, UK
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Laryngo-onycho-cutaneous (LOC) syndrome was reclassified as a subtype of junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) based on clinical features similar to JEB and its association, in the majority of patients from the Punjab, with a unique mutation affecting the N terminus of the alpha3 chain of LM332. Although LOC syndrome is now a subtype of JEB(JEB-LOC) JEB-LOC has a distinct clinicopathologic appearance and molecular fingerprint. The intricacies of the JEB-LOC subtype are discussed in this article with regard to disease presentation, pathogenesis, management, and prognosis.
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- Heather Irina Cohn
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Bluemle Life Sciences Building, 233 South 10th Street, Suite 450, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Rubin AI, Moran K, Fine JD, Wargon O, Murrell DF. Urethral meatal stenosis in junctional epidermolysis bullosa: a rare complication effectively treated with a novel and simple modality. Int J Dermatol 2007; 46:1076-7. [PMID: 17910719 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2006.03065.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A 10-year-old boy was diagnosed with non-Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa (nh-JEB) shortly after birth when he developed blisters on his feet and under the toenails. His younger brother was also affected by nh-JEB. Their parents were first cousins. Immunofluorescence mapping showed a blister in the lamina lucida and reduced staining with GB3 antibody against laminin V. Molecular analysis showed a homozygous mutation in the LAMC2 gene. The patient complained of intermittent inability to pass urine, causing significant suprapubic pain, anxiety, and general discomfort. He reported the development of blisters and erosions at the urethral meatus, which caused fusion of the meatal opening. In order to micturate, he had to tear apart the fused tissue, resulting in considerable pain. Physical examination revealed multiple healing erosions and atrophic scars, mainly on the legs (Fig. 1), and anonychia of most of the toenails. The walls of the urethral meatus were adherent (Fig. 2). The urethral meatus could not be opened using a moderate amount of pressure by the examining physicians. Prevention of re-stenosis of the urethral meatus was accomplished with the application of Mepilex (Mölnlycke, Sweden) to the urethral meatus after each micturition, where it remained until the next episode of micturition. Since the institution of this care regimen 10 months ago, there has been no recurrence of the stenosis.
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- Adam I Rubin
- Department of Dermatology, St George Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Casanova JM, Martí RM, Baradad M, Egido R, Mascaró JM. [Bart syndrome associated to lethal junctional epidermolysis bullosa (Herlitz form)]. Actas Dermosifiliogr 2007; 97:658-61. [PMID: 17173830 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-7310(06)73489-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We present the case of a newborn with congenital absence of skin in the anterior part of the left leg that shortly after developed bulla and erosions in hands, feet, ears, buttocks and mouth. The cutaneous biopsy and ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies showed a subepidermal bulla in the lamina lucida, absence of hemidesmosomes and marked decrease of laminin 5, thus establishing the diagnosis of Bart syndrome associated to the Herlitz form of lethal junctional epidermolysis bullosa. Bart syndrome consists of congenital and localized absence of skin, nail abnormalities and mucoc-cutaneous bullae. It is usually associated to dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. The Herlitz form of junctional epidermolysis bullosa is a rare variant, usually lethal that is produced by mutations in the genes coding for the anchor protein laminin 5. To our knowledge this is the second case that reports an association between Bart syndrome and lethal junctional epidermolysis bullosa and the first in which the results of immunofluorescence mapping are published.
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- J M Casanova
- Servicio de Dermatología, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Spain.
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Azarian M, Dreux S, Vuillard E, Meneguzzi G, Haber S, Guimiot F, Muller F. Prenatal diagnosis of inherited epidermolysis bullosa in a patient with no family history: a case report and literature review. Prenat Diagn 2006; 26:57-9. [PMID: 16378325 DOI: 10.1002/pd.1349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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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 weeks of gestation (gastric dilatation associated with polyhydramnios) of a patient with no family history is reported. METHOD Postabortion skin biopsies were analyzed by immunofluorescence that revealed marked reduction of integrin alpha6beta4 in accordance with the diagnosis of JEB-PA. RESULTS Amniotic fluid contained excess total protein (4 MoM), abnormally high AFP (20.4 MoM) related to skin lesions and abnormally elevated digestive enzyme suggestive of fetal vomiting of bile. The electrophoretic pattern of cholinesterases was unusual (additional slow band). Maternal serum AFP was 3.14 MoM and free beta-hCG 13.1 MoM. Because of these concomitant findings, JEB-PA was suspected. CONCLUSION The case under study was atypical because of late clinical manifestations of the disease: polyhydramnios, gastric enlargement. As maternal serum AFP at 15 weeks may be normal, it was suggested that discovery of polyhydramnios during the second or the third trimester should prompt biochemical analysis of amniotic fluid, such as AFP and GGTP assay in all cases.
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Saxena A, Lee JB, Humphreys TR. Mohs micrographic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma associated with epidermolysis bullosa. Dermatol Surg 2006; 32:128-34. [PMID: 16393614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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- Aradhna Saxena
- Department of Dermatology, Division of Cutaneous Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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Hata D, Miyazaki M, Seto S, Kadota E, Muso E, Takasu K, Nakano A, Tamai K, Uitto J, Nagata M, Moriyama K, Miyazaki K. Nephrotic syndrome and aberrant expression of laminin isoforms in glomerular basement membranes for an infant with Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa. Pediatrics 2005; 116:e601-7. [PMID: 16147969 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2005-0160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa (H-JEB) is a hereditary bullous disease caused by absent expression of laminin-5, a component of anchoring filaments within the dermal-epidermal basement membrane zone. Affected individuals usually die during the first 1 year of life. We studied an infant with H-JEB who presented with nephrotic syndrome, a previously unreported complication that may contribute to early death in this disease. DNA analysis revealed a compound heterozygote for mutations 2379delG and Q995X in the LAMB3 gene. The patient had massive albuminuria, attributable to failure of the glomerular filtration barrier, and high urinary N-acetylglucosaminidase levels, indicating renal tubular involvement. Electron-microscopic examination of the renal tissue revealed diffuse fusion of the foot processes, irregular swelling of the lamina rara interna, and disappearance of endothelial cell fenestrations. Immunohistopathologic analysis of the patient's renal tissue revealed compositional changes in laminin isoforms of the glomerular basement membrane and no detectable laminin-5 in the renal tubular basement membrane, which suggests that laminin-5 may play an important role in renal function. Our findings strongly suggest that H-JEB should be considered in the spectrum of congenital nephrotic syndromes. Combination therapy with meticulous skin care and treatment strategies established for congenital nephrotic syndromes may rescue patients with this disease.
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- Daisuke Hata
- Department of Pediatrics, Kitano Hospital, Tazuke Kofukai Medical Institute, 2-4-20 Ohgimachi, Osaka, 530-8480, Japan.
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Sadler E, Laimer M, Diem A, Klausegger A, Pohla-Gubo G, Muss W, Hachleitner J, Stadlhuber R, Bauer JW, Hintner H. [Dental alterations in junctional epidermolysis bullosa--report of a patient with a mutation in the LAMB3-gene]. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2005; 3:359-63. [PMID: 16372803 DOI: 10.1111/j.1610-0387.2005.05703.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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During early odontogenesis the basement membrane is known to be important in epithelio-mesenchymal interactions. Mutations in the gene of one of the major structural proteins of the basement membrane such as laminin 5 might therefore be expected either to seriously compromise ameloblast differentiation and/ or interfere with normal basement-membrane formation and degradation and thus the binding of the ameloblasts to their underlying matrix. Teeth of patients suffering from junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) can be severely affected by abnormal dental development and generalized or focal enamel hypoplasia. Those changes are found in 100% of individuals with JEB but the expression is variable. Beside the quantitative alterations, changes in the prismatic structure and orientation of enamel crystals are described. In addition JEB is associated with an increased risk for dental caries, caused by developmentally compromised enamel and external factors such as difficulties in maintaining oral hygiene because of oral lesions or a softer and more refined high caloric diet. Dental care includes three main strategies: Prevention by consequent oral hygiene and reduction of cariogenic nutrition is of paramount importance to minimize caries development; the restoration of enamel and dentin defects with fillings and stainless steel crowns to guarantee structure and function of teeth; and extractions of most severely affected teeth with osteolytic foci to remove continuous sources of oral infections.
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- Elke Sadler
- Universitätskilinik für Dermatologie, Paracelus Medizinische Privatuniversität Salzburg, Osterreich
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Mitsui H, Watanabe T, Komine M, Nakamura H, Shimizu H, Tamaki K. Focal palmoplantar callosities in non-Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa. J Am Acad Dermatol 2005; 52:371-3. [PMID: 15692495 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2004.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Fine JD, Johnson LB, Weiner M, Stein A, Cash S, DeLeoz J, Devries DT, Suchindran C. Inherited epidermolysis bullosa and the risk of death from renal disease: experience of the National Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry. Am J Kidney Dis 2004; 44:651-60. [PMID: 15384016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Isolated case reports and limited clinical series suggested that renal failure may occur in some patients with inherited epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Reported causes have included poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis, secondary amyloidosis, and chronic mechanical obstruction. To date, no data exist that permit an accurate estimation of the risk for death from renal failure in patients with this disease. METHODS Life table analyses were performed using 16 years of data from the National EB Registry, a federally funded longitudinal epidemiological study encompassing the entire continental United States. Data were stratified so that cumulative and conditional risks for death from renal failure could be estimated. Renal failure as cause of death was identified by death certificates and verified from hospital records and interviews with the patients' immediate families. RESULTS The cumulative risk for death from renal failure among patients with Hallopeau-Siemens recessive dystrophic EB (RDEB-HS) was 12.3% by age 35 years. In addition, deaths from renal failure also were reported rarely in patients with other subtypes of generalized RDEB and in junctional EB (JEB). CONCLUSION Renal failure is an important cause of death among adults with RDEB-HS, surpassed only by death from metastatic squamous cell carcinoma. It also rarely may occur in the setting of JEB and other subtypes of generalized RDEB. Given our data, medical surveillance for early renal involvement should become part of the routine evaluation of all adults with RDEB and JEB.
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- Jo-David Fine
- The National Epidermolysis Bullosa Registry, Lexington, KY, USA.
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Non-Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is an autosomal recessive genodermatosis characterized by skin fragility and blistering. It is usually caused by mutations in the genes encoding the basement membrane proteins laminin 5 or type XVII collagen. Clinically, impaired wound healing and chronic erosions cause major morbidity in affected patients. Previously it was thought that these individuals, unlike patients with dystrophic EB, did not have an increased risk of developing skin cancer. However, we describe three patients with non-Herlitz JEB (aged 42, 56 and 75 years) who developed cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs). The tumours were well-differentiated in two cases, but one patient had multiple primary SCCs that were either well- or moderately differentiated. Most cases of SCC in non-Herlitz JEB described have occurred in those with laminin 5 defects and on the lower limbs. These clinicopathological observations have important implications for the management of patients with this mechanobullous disorder as well as providing further insight into the biology of skin cancer associated with chronic inflammation and scarring.
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- R Mallipeddi
- Genetic skin disease group, Guy's, King's and St Thomas' School of Medicine, St John's Institute of Dermatology, St Thomas' Hospital, London SE1 7EH
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE The standard method of surgical correction of pyloric atresia "solid segment" type is a gastroduodenostomy that can in the long term cause bilious duodenogastric reflux. The authors report 2 cases of pyloric atresia in which the pyloric sphincter was reconstructed by a new technique of gastroduodenal mucosal advancement anastomosis. METHODS Two premature babies with "solid segment"-type pyloric atresia, one with an associated junctional epidermolysis bullosa, underwent surgery for reconstruction of the pyloric sphincter. By a longitudinal incision of the atretic pylorus, the cul-de-sacs of gastric and duodenal mucosa were isolated in the respective gastric and duodenal sides, advanced into the opened pyloric canal, and sutured together using end-to-end anastomosis. The longitudinal pyloromyotomy then was closed above the reconstructed mucosal pyloric neocanal. RESULTS The postoperative course was normal. At 7 years (patient 1) and 2 years (patient 2) after the operation, both are well, and no gastrointestinal disorders are present. Good competence of the pyloric sphincter has been confirmed by x-ray barium meal in both cases, and by HIDA technetium 99m hepatic scintiscan and esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) with biopsy in patient 1. CONCLUSIONS Our technique of surgical correction of pyloric atresia allows preservation of the pyloric sphincter, whose muscular layer, although hypoplastic, is present in these cases.
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- Antonio Dessanti
- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Inci Irak
- Department of Ophthalmology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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Zappel K, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Müller D, Audring H, Kolde G, Biewald W, Blume-Peytavi U. [Junctional epidermolysis bullosa non-Herlitz with urethral affection]. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges 2003; 1:50-6. [PMID: 16285293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), a hereditary, blistering form of dermatosis, can be divided into the following three main groups: epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS), junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). The previously known form of generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa (GABEB) is classified as junctional epidermolysis bullosa non-Herlitz (JEB-nH) today. An 11-year-old boy with junctional epidermolysis bullosa non-Herlitz with urethal involvement had a complicated course with bladder obstruction and secondary renal insufficiency. According to currently available literature, this is the earliest case known of JEB-nH with involvement of the urinary tract in childhood. Taking into account the complicated course in this young patient, it must be emphasized that in cases of epidermolysis bullosa hereditaria, uncommon affections occurring in infancy should be given careful attention, as such types of associated manifestations are mainly responsible for the lethality in this disease.
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- Kristina Zappel
- Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Universitätsklinikum Charité der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Morrell DS, Fine JD. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric stenosis. Pediatr Dermatol 2001; 18:539-40. [PMID: 11841649 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2001.1862011b.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The authors present a case of epidermolysis bullosa lethalis (EBL) associated with a double obstruction, one at the pyloric and the other in the anorectal region. Both obstructions could be due to separation of the rectal mucosa during intrauterine life followed by adhesive closure of its wall. Both the gastrointestinal lesions could be part of the generalized denudation process involved in EBL.
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- D B Gahukamble
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Al Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya
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Weber F, Bauer JW, Sepp N, Högler W, Salmhofer W, Hintner H, Fritsch P. Squamous cell carcinoma in junctional and dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Acta Derm Venereol 2001; 81:189-92. [PMID: 11558875 DOI: 10.1080/000155501750376285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022] Open
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We report here on three patients suffering from recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and one suffering from generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa, all of whom developed cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma. Our observations and a review of the literature suggest that squamous cell carcinoma in generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa is very infrequent and has a better outcome compared to skin cancer in recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. These differences could be explained by the distinct pathophysiology and clinical course of each of these variants of epidermolysis bullosa. In contrast to UV-induced skin cancer, the tumours in epidermolysis bullosa develop on distal extremities at sites of chronic wound healing. The cases reported here underline the exceptional importance of early histopathological assessment of suspicious skin lesions in patients with epidermolysis bullosa.
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- F Weber
- Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Innsbruck, Austria.
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A 15-day-old Yemeni boy presented with anonychia and granulomatous nail beds and white patches in the mouth. Biopsy specimens from the nail beds were nondiagnostic. Shortly thereafter the child developed multiple tense bullae, a hoarse voice, and poor appetite. Hematoxylin and eosin staining along with monoclonal antibody studies of a skin biopsy specimen revealed subepidermal bullae through the lamina lucida and a marked decrease in laminin 5. A diagnosis of junctional epidermolysis bullosa Herlitz variant was made. His course was complicated by multiple nonhealing wounds, oral pharyngeal involvement, sepsis, anemia, and poor nutrition, leading to his eventual death. This report emphasizes the unusual presentation of Herlitz junctional epidermolysis bullosa with anonychia as the initial finding and a relatively prolonged period before cutaneous blister formation, resulting in delay of diagnosis.
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- K Parsapour
- Departments of Pediatrics and Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA
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BACKGROUND The standard method of surgical correction of pyloric atresia is gastro-duodenostomy. The authors report a case of pyloric atresia associated with junctional epidermolysis bullosa, treated with a new technique of pyloric sphincter reconstruction by gastric and duodenal mucosa cul-de-sacs advancement and end-to-end anastomosis. METHODS The patient was a premature 2,100-g baby girl. X-ray showed gastric dilatation suggesting a congenital gastric obstruction. At surgery a pyloric atresia was found, with the appearance of a well-vascularized solid cord about 1.5 cm long. By longitudinal pyloromyotomy the cul-de-sacs of gastric and duodenal mucosa were reached and then isolated in the respective gastric and duodenal sides to obtain better mobilization. The mucosal cul-de-sacs, thus mobilized, were advanced easily into the pyloric canal, opened longitudinally, and were sutured together using end-to-end anastomosis. The longitudinal pyloromyotomy then was closed diagonally above the reconstructed pyloric neocanal. RESULTS The postoperative course was uneventful: oral feeding was started on the 11th postoperative day. At 4 year follow-up the child was well; no gastrointestinal disorders were present, confirmed by x-ray barium meal and by HIDA technetium Tc 99m hepatic scintiscan, which excluded any bilious duodeno-gastric reflux. CONCLUSION This technique of pyloric sphincter reconstruction allows preservation of the pyloric sphincter, whose sphincter muscular layer, although hypoplastic, is present in cases of pyloric atresia.
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- A Dessanti
- Institute of Clinica Chirurgica-Unit of Pediatric Surgery, University of Sassari, Italy
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Wasel N, Idikio H, Lees G, Krol A, Lin AN. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric stenosis presenting with electron microscopic findings suggestive of epidermolysis bullosa simplex. Pediatr Dermatol 2000; 17:395-8. [PMID: 11085671 DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1470.2000.017005395.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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We present an infant girl who was born with pyloric stenosis and epidermolysis bullosa (EB). Electron microscopy of a skin biopsy specimen showed findings suggestive of EB simplex, but immunofluorescence (IF) mapping of the same specimen established the diagnosis of junctional EB. Because electron microscopy findings may sometimes be misleading, an EB patient with pyloric stenosis and electron microscopy findings suggestive of EB simplex should have a biopsy specimen examined by immunofluorescence mapping, which may confirm that the patient in fact has junctional EB.
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- N Wasel
- Division of Dermatology and Cutaneous Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Kambham N, Tanji N, Seigle RL, Markowitz GS, Pulkkinen L, Uitto J, D'Agati VD. Congenital focal segmental glomerulosclerosis associated with beta4 integrin mutation and epidermolysis bullosa. Am J Kidney Dis 2000; 36:190-6. [PMID: 10873890 DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2000.8293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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We report the occurrence of congenital nephrotic-range proteinuria secondary to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis in an infant with epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia. A homozygous missense mutation, R1281W, in exon 31 of the beta4 integrin gene, ITGB4, was identified. By immunofluorescence, beta4 integrin expression was reduced in both dermal keratinocytes and glomerular podocytes. This is the first demonstration of beta4 integrin expression in human glomeruli. We postulate a role for altered beta4 integrin function in the mediation of the glomerular permeability defect.
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- N Kambham
- Departments of Pathology and Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA
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The association between epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and congenital pyloric atresia (CPA) is rare, but is known distinct clinical entity with autosomal recessive inheritance. The outcome of such an association was universally fatal. This is a report of two newborns with EB and CPA, associated with additional aplasia cutis congenita in one case. One patient was treated postoperatively with phenytoin and survived. Aspects of the diagnosis, pathogenesis, and management are also discussed.
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- A Nawaz
- Department of Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Lépinard C, Descamps P, Meneguzzi G, Blanchet-Bardon C, Germain DP, Larget-Piet L, Beringue F, Berchel C, Muller F, Dumez Y. Prenatal diagnosis of pyloric atresia-junctional epidermolysis bullosa syndrome in a fetus not known to be at risk. Prenat Diagn 2000; 20:70-5. [PMID: 10701857 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0223(200001)20:1<70::aid-pd747>3.0.co;2-e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia (PA-JEB) is a highly lethal, inherited, autosomal recessive disease. Thus far, prenatal diagnosis of this syndrome was only realized on pregnancies at risk for recurrence. We report the case of a 26-year-old woman, first cousin to her husband, who had undergone amniocentesis for polyhydramnios. The karyotype was normal but the amniotic fluid contained acetylcholinesterase. A targeted scan at 25 weeks' gestation did not find spina bifida, but polyhydramnios with a dilated stomach, and several other anomalies: echogenic particles in the amniotic fluid, a thin skin which closely adhered to the nasal bones, narrow nostrils, abnormal ears, fisted hands, malposition of both first toes, and kidney malformation. Despite no previous case in the family, it was thought that sonographic findings were suggestive of the PA-JEB syndrome. A fetal skin biopsy was carried out at 28 weeks' gestation. The ultrastructural examination of fetal skin displayed JEB. Genetic analysis detected a homozygous mutation in the gene encoding integrin alpha 6. Termination of pregnancy was carried out at 29 weeks' gestation. These results illustrate that in the case of a fetus not known to be at risk, diagnosis of PA-JEB can be achieved by ultrasound findings leading to fetal skin biopsy and ultrastructural examination of blistered epidermis. Some new sonographic signs should raise the possibility of significant cutaneous desquamation and blister formation in a fetus, especially when there is positive amniotic acetylcholinesterase coupled with elevated alpha-fetoprotein or suspected pyloric atresia.
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- C Lépinard
- Service de Gynecologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier Regional d'Angers, France
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Epidermolysis bullosa is a group of hereditary blistering disorders for which there is no definitive therapy. Wound care is an important component of management. Regular dressing changes are required to protect blistered and eroded skin, and to prevent secondary infection and sepsis. These dressing changes can be very painful for patients with extensive erosions. We report our experience of pain management in an 11-year-old boy with severe junctional epidermolysis bullosa. Amitryptiline and cognitive behavioral techniques were effective in relieving chronic pain and discomfort. Oral midazolam 0.33 mg/kg administered 20 minutes prior to baths and dressing changes substantially improved his tolerance of wound care.
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- Y K Chiu
- Division of Dermatology, British Columbia's Children's Hospital and University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Deplus S, Bremond-Gignac D, Blanchet-Bardon C, Febrarro JL, Gaudric A. [Review of ophthalmologic complications in hereditary bullous epidermolysis. Apropos of 40 cases]. J Fr Ophtalmol 1999; 22:760-5. [PMID: 10510756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We assessed the frequency of ophthalmologic signs in inherited epidermolysis bullosa and evaluated follow-up. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty patients were studied retrospectively. Of the 40 patients, 38 had dystrophic and 2 had junctional epidermolysis bullosa. A complete ocular examination was performed in all cases and repeated if necessary (8 times). RESULTS Ocular complications were found in 75% of the patients. Corneal anomalies associated or not with refractive anomalies were present. The best corrected visual acuity was less than 3/10 in 20% of the cases. Only 15% had lid modifications. DISCUSSION In our series, 75% of the cases had ocular anomalies, similar to other series in the literature. Corneal problems dominated. CONCLUSION Ocular lesions in inherited epidermolysis bullosa are often found and require initial ocular examination. Corneal lesions also need to be followed with optical correction to optimize functional prognosis.
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- S Deplus
- Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris
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- M Silverberg
- Manhattan Eye, Ear, and Throat Hospital, New York, New York, USA
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Wright JT, Cashion S, Hoover R. The esthetic stainless steel crown bridge: report of two cases. Pediatr Dent 1999; 21:137-41. [PMID: 10197344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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- J T Wright
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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AIMS To describe the ophthalmic findings in a large cohort of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) patients managed in one large specialist centre. METHODS A case note review of consecutive patients seen at Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital. Data on the dermatological disease, ophthalmic history, and examination were collected and coded onto a data sheet. RESULTS 181 patients: 50 (28%) simplex EB; 15 (8%) junctional EB; 28 (15%) autosomal dominant dystrophic EB; 72 (40%) autosomal recessive dystrophic EB; nine patients (5%) with dystrophic EB whose inheritance could not be ascertained; and seven cases (4%) of EB that could not be classified. Ocular problems were found in 12% (n = 6) of simplex patients and 40% (n = 6) of those with junctional disease. One patient (of 28) in the autosomal dominant dystrophic group had ocular involvement and 51% (37/72) of patients in the autosomal recessive dystrophic group had ophthalmic complications: corneal (25/72), lid ectropions (3/72), lid blisters (5/72), and symblepharon (3/72). CONCLUSION Ophthalmic complications are common in EB overall but the incidence varies widely with subtype. Ophthalmic complications are the most severe in the dystrophic recessive and junctional subtypes where there is a need for extra vigilance. The major treatment modality was use of ocular lubricants.
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- L Tong
- Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London
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Agarwala S, Goswami JK, Mitra DK. Pyloric atresia associated with epidermolysis bullosa, malrotation, and high anorectal malformation with recto-urethral fistula: a report of successful management. Pediatr Surg Int 1999; 15:264-5. [PMID: 10370040 DOI: 10.1007/s003830050572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Pyloric atresia (PA) is an uncommon anomaly that may be associated with many other congenital anomalies, the commonest of which is junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB). Most of the cases of PA associated with JEB (Herlitz syndrome) reported have been fatal. A case of PA associated with JEB, malrotation, and a high anorectal malformation with a rectourethral fistula, which was hitherto undescribed, was successfully managed at our institution.
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- S Agarwala
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Cherif F, Fazaa B, Mokhtar I, Kamoun MR. [Junctional epidermolysis bullosa: should circumcision be allowed?]. Ann Dermatol Venereol 1998; 125:724-6. [PMID: 9835966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Junctional epidermolysis bullosa is an uncommon heterogeneous syndrome transmitted by recessive autosomal inheritance. In addition to the classical skin lesions, the syndrome may include mucosal involvement which further complicates treatment. A few cases with urinary tract lesions dominating long-term prognosis have been reported. CASE REPORT An child born in 1987 had junctional epidermolysis bullosa associated with urethral stenosis. Skin lesions typical of generalized atrophic benign junctional epidermolysis bullosa were observed. Urinary tract involvement developed after ritual circumcision and led to stenosis of the urethral meatus. Endourethral dilatations were unsuccessful and led to complete stenosis of the urethra, requiring life-long indwelling suprapubic catheter. DISCUSSION Due to the risk of urinary tract involvement, we discuss the risks involved with circumcision in certain forms of junctional epidermolysis bullosa.
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- F Cherif
- Service de Dermatologie, Hôpital Charles Nicolle, Tunis
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Bohaty B, Spencer P, Dunlap C, Wandera A. Epidermolysis bullosa: case report of appropriate classification of subtype because of an early dental exam. J Clin Pediatr Dent 1998; 22:243-5. [PMID: 9641100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Epidermolysis bullosa is a unique group of disorders that have blister formation as the common feature. Although there are many variants of this disorder, the subtypes are classified into three groups based upon the level of tissue separation that occurs after mechanical trauma is sustained by the skin. Specific subtypes of EB may have substantial involvement of extracutaneous areas such as the oral cavity and dentition. This case report demonstrates the importance of a dental examination at an early age in order to facilitate the correct subtyping of EB. For the very young patient, correct classification of the subtype of EB may be very important in identifying the severity of clinical features associated with the disorder, and with this information the patient and family may become better aware of potential complications of the disorder such as the dental defects described in this report.
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- B Bohaty
- Department of Pediatric Dentistry, University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry 64108, USA
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PURPOSE Epidermolysis bullosa is a devastating rare disorder that rarely presents with urological complications. We report our experience with and review the literature on this disorder. MATERIALS AND METHODS Two brothers with epidermolysis bullosa presented to our center with severe dysuria and urinary tract obstruction caused by meatal stenosis. The obstruction was temporarily relieved by meatotomy but recurrent obstructive skin blistering with severe dysuria required ureterosigmoidostomy for palliation of symptoms. RESULTS Both children tolerated ureterosigmoidostomy well with 1 requiring bicarbonate supplementation for metabolic acidosis. Ureterosigmoidostomy greatly improved quality of life, and both children have complete symptom relief. CONCLUSIONS Epidermolysis bullosa is usually a severe illness associated with a poor prognosis. Crippling urological symptoms may develop due to recurrent skin blistering causing severe dysuria and secondary obstruction. Ureterosigmoidostomy, despite its complications, provides significant palliation for patients with recalcitrant symptoms.
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- D B Glazier
- Section of Pediatric Urology, The Children's Regional Hospital at Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, New Jersey, USA
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Swensson O, Christophers E. Generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa in 2 siblings complicated by multiple squamous cell carcinomas. Arch Dermatol 1998; 134:199-203. [PMID: 9487212 DOI: 10.1001/archderm.134.2.199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa is a form of junctional epidermolysis bullosa characterized by skin fragility; atrophic alopecia; sparse eyebrows, eyelashes, and axillary and pubic hair; dystrophic fingernails and toenails; and enamel defects in decidual and permanent teeth. Substantial progress was recently made elucidating the genetic defects underlying this disorder. In affected persons, pathogenetic mutations were identified in the genes encoding the beta 3 chain of laminin 5 (LAMB3) or the 180-kd bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAG2/COL17A1). OBSERVATIONS Two brothers, aged 39 and 32 years, had characteristic clinical features of generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa. By electron microscopy, dermoepidermal separation was seen at the level of the lamina lucida, establishing a diagnosis of junctional epidermolysis bullosa. Lesional and clinically unaffected skin showed basal keratinocytes with hypoplastic hemidesmosomes, possibly indicating a defect of hemidesmosomal or associated proteins. Both patients presented with multiple fungating tumors on atrophic and scarred skin on their lower legs; 2 tumors in the older sibling and 4 tumors in the younger sibling were diagnosed as well-differentiated squamous cell carcinomas. Tumor staging elicited no evidence of regional lymph node involvement or systemic disease. Treatment was by microscopically controlled surgery. All wounds were allowed to heal by secondary intention. In both patients, wound healing was markedly delayed and characterized by the formation of abundant granulation tissue and poor re-epithelialization. CONCLUSIONS In the absence of other apparent risk factors for the development of squamous cell carcinomas, chronic wounding resulting from recurrent skin blistering probably provided an important prerequisite for tumor promotion in these patients. The 2 cases presented herein provide evidence that the development of malignant skin tumors in patients with epidermolysis bullosa is not confined to the dystrophic forms but also may occur in some variants of junctional epidermolysis bullosa, such as generalized atrophic benign epidermolysis bullosa.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Alopecia/genetics
- Antigens/genetics
- Atrophy
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/complications
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/surgery
- Cicatrix/pathology
- Dental Enamel/abnormalities
- Desmosomes/ultrastructure
- Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional/complications
- Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional/genetics
- Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional/pathology
- Epithelium/pathology
- Eyebrows/pathology
- Eyelashes/pathology
- Granulation Tissue/pathology
- Humans
- Hyperplasia
- Keratinocytes/pathology
- Laminin/genetics
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron
- Mohs Surgery
- Mutation/genetics
- Nail Diseases/genetics
- Neoplasm Staging
- Pemphigoid, Bullous/genetics
- Pemphigoid, Bullous/immunology
- Risk Factors
- Skin/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/complications
- Skin Neoplasms/genetics
- Skin Neoplasms/pathology
- Skin Neoplasms/surgery
- Tooth, Deciduous/abnormalities
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- O Swensson
- Department of Dermatology, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
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Pulkkinen L, Kurtz K, Xu Y, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Uitto J. Genomic organization of the integrin beta 4 gene (ITGB4): a homozygous splice-site mutation in a patient with junctional epidermolysis bullosa associated with pyloric atresia. J Transl Med 1997; 76:823-33. [PMID: 9194858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Integrin beta 4 is expressed primarily within the epithelial basement membranes, and it contributes to the stable association of epidermis with the underlying basement membrane. Previous observations have suggested that the expression of this integrin, which is alternatively spliced in various cell types, is deficient in a variant of junctional epidermolysis bullosa associated with pyloric atresia (JEB-PA). To facilitate identification of mutations in the human beta 4 integrin gene, ITGB4, we have now determined its intron-exon organization. The entire gene was shown to consist of 41 exons spanning 36 kb of the genomic DNA on chromosome 17q11-qter. The mutation detection, using PCR-amplification of each exon followed by heteroduplex analysis, revealed a homozygous splicing mutation in a patient with JEB-PA. RT-PCR revealed the presence of two splice variants generated through utilization of cryptic splice sites, and both mRNA transcripts resulted in a frame-shift and premature termination codon of translation. The presence of the mutation resulted in dramatic reduction of the corresponding mRNA transcript level. Because beta 4 integrin is expressed not only in the skin but also in the epithelial lining of the stomach, the absent expression of this integrin in the proband may explain the blistering tendency and development of pyloric atresia.
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- L Pulkkinen
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA
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Pulkkinen L, Kimonis VE, Xu Y, Spanou EN, McLean WH, Uitto J. Homozygous alpha6 integrin mutation in junctional epidermolysis bullosa with congenital duodenal atresia. Hum Mol Genet 1997; 6:669-74. [PMID: 9158140 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/6.5.669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Junctional epidermolysis bullosa with congenital pyloric or duodenal atresia is a distinct variant within this group of autosomal recessive blistering skin diseases. In this study we demonstrate, for the first time, a homozygous mutation in the alpha6 integrin gene (ITGA6) in a family with three affected individuals. For this purpose, we first determined the genomic organization of ITGA6, and placed the gene on chromosome 2q by high resolution radiation hybrid mapping. Heteroduplex analysis of PCR products containing the individual exons of ITGA6, followed by direct nucleotide sequencing, revealed that the proband was homozygous for a G-to-T transversion in the +1 position of intron 12. This mutation, 1856+1G-->T, affects an invariant base of the 5' donor splice site predicting aberrant splicing involving exon 12. The mutation was verified in the proband's DNA by restriction enzyme digestion which also confirmed that the parents were heterozygous carriers of this mutation. Altered expression of alpha6 integrin, which forms a heterodimer with the beta4 subunit at the dermal-epidermal junction, would explain fragility and blistering as a result of minor trauma to the skin.
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- L Pulkkinen
- Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA
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Brown TA, Gil SG, Sybert VP, Lestringant GG, Tadini G, Caputo R, Carter WG. Defective integrin alpha 6 beta 4 expression in the skin of patients with junctional epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia. J Invest Dermatol 1996; 107:384-91. [PMID: 8751975 DOI: 10.1111/1523-1747.ep12363370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) is a heterogeneous group of rare inherited skin disorders in which defects in cell adhesion components cause incomplete formation of hemidesmosomes. We have immunohistochemically examined the skin from ten JEB patients (JEB gravis, n = 4; JEB mitis, n = 3; JEB plus pyloric atresia [JEB/PA], n = 3) using monoclonal antibodies specific for the integrin adhesion receptors alpha 3 beta 1 and alpha 6 beta 4, and for the alpha 3, beta 3, and gamma 2 subunits of the basement membrane ligand, laminin 5. Consistent with our previous reports, only the JEB gravis patients without associated pyloric atresia expressed reduced or absent epitopes for laminin-5 subunits in their epidermal basement membrane. In contrast, all three JEB/PA cases showed abnormalities in integrin alpha 6 beta 4, but not in laminin 5, expression in their basal epidermal cells. Integrin beta 4 subunit was undetectable in the biopsied epidermis of these JEB/PA individuals using five different monoclonal antibodies that recognize both intra- and extracellular epitopes. The absence of the beta 4 subunit in the epidermis of JEB/PA specimens was confirmed by Western blot analysis of tissue extracts. Epidermal expression of the integrin alpha 6 subunit was variable in the JEB/PA patients. Abnormal integrin alpha 6 beta 4 expression may define the subset of JEB cases with pyloric atresia. These results strongly implicate a functional role for alpha 6 beta 4 in the formation of complete hemidesmosomes and in stable adhesion of basal keratinocytes to the basement membrane in vivo.
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- T A Brown
- Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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Ng CC, Hung FC, Hsieh CS, Huang SC, Huang SC, Chen CC, Kwok SH. Epidermolysis bullosa letalis with pyloric atresia in an infant. J Formos Med Assoc 1996; 95:61-5. [PMID: 8640099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of inherited diseases, that are characterized by vesiculobullous lesions that arise in response to minimal trauma or friction. The three major groups of EB differ according to the ultrastructural level of cleavage namely: simplex (epidermolytic), junctional and dystrophic (dermolytic). The combination of EB and pyloric atresia in rare and there is a definite association between them. We report a baby boy who died epidermolysis bullosa complications despite successful surgical correction of this pyloric atresia.
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- C C Ng
- Department of Pediatrics and Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
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Valari MD, Phillips RJ, Lake BD, Harper JI. Junctional epidermolysis bullosa and pyloric atresia: a distinct entity. Clinical and pathological studies in five patients. Br J Dermatol 1995; 133:732-6. [PMID: 8555025 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1995.tb02747.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (JEB) associated with pyloric atresia (PA) is a distinct entity which is inherited as an autosomal recessive disorder. We describe five patients with this association; four died in the neonatal period and one is still alive at 4 years of age. The cutaneous lesions in these patients are identical or similar to those in other JEB subtypes. Urinary tract involvement is part of the syndrome and presents a problem for long-term survival. Using the monoclonal antibody GB3 we investigated skin biopsies from three of our patients and showed normal expression in all of them, unrelated to the outcome of their disease. This indicates that the GB3 monoclonal antibody is without prognostic significance in this syndrome. It is clear that JEB with PA is a distinct entity. The molecular basis as yet is unknown.
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- M D Valari
- Department of Dermatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, U.K
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Moretti G, Mazzaglia E, D'Anieri A, Merlino V, Magaudda L, Mondello MR, Santoro G, Vaccaro M, Albanese A. Epidermolysis bullosa junctionalis associated with urinary bladder exstrophy: a case report. Pediatr Dermatol 1995; 12:239-41. [PMID: 7501555 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1995.tb00167.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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We report the second infant of nonconsanguineous parents with epidermolysis bullosa junctionalis associated with urinary bladder exstrophy, epispadias, anteriorized anus, and bilateral inguinal hernias. The family history also included the death of a maternal cousin due to epidermolysis bullosa. Our diagnosis was based on electron microscopy and immunofluorescence evidence. This patient is reported because of the rarity of this constellation of findings.
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- G Moretti
- Department of Dermatology, University of Messina, Italy
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