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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2A, generalized severe

MedGen UID:
984099
Concept ID:
CN301077
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2, Dowling-Meara type; Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2, generalized severe; Epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2, severe
 
Gene (location): KRT5 (12q13.13)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0030489
OMIM®: 619555

Disease characteristics

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is characterized by fragility of the skin (and mucosal epithelia in some instances) that results in non-scarring blisters and erosions caused by minor mechanical trauma. EBS is distinguished from other types of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) or non-EB skin fragility syndromes by the location of the blistering in relation to the dermal-epidermal junction. In EBS, blistering occurs within basal keratinocytes. The severity of blistering ranges from limited to hands and feet to widespread involvement. Additional features can include hyperkeratosis of the palms and soles (keratoderma), nail dystrophy, milia, and hyper- and/or hypopigmentation. Rare EBS subtypes have been associated with additional clinical features including pyloric atresia, muscular dystrophy, cardiomyopathy, and/or nephropathy. [from GeneReviews]
Authors:
Jodi Y So  |  Joyce Teng   view full author information

Additional description

From OMIM
Generalized severe epidermolysis bullosa simplex-2A (EBS2A) is an autosomal dominant skin disorder characterized by extensive intraepidermal blistering after minor mechanical stress from the time of birth with herpetiform marginal spreading and central healing. Oral mucosal involvement, nail dystrophy, onychogryposis, formation of milia, and palmoplantar hyperkeratosis are common features. Blistering is more frequent in warm weather and generally improves with advancing age. The 'severe' subtype of EBS was previously known as the Dowling-Meara type (EBSDM). In addition to the intraepidermal blister formation after minor mechanical stress common to all forms of EBS, skin biopsies from patients with the severe EBS subtype show aggregation and clumping of basal keratins on electron microscopy, resulting in a total collapse of the keratin cytoskeleton of basal keratinocytes (summary by Muller et al., 1999). For a discussion of genetic heterogeneity of the subtypes of EBS, see EBS1A (131760).  http://www.omim.org/entry/619555

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