Journal of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology Research
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Department of Dermatology, Centro de la Piel CEPI, Quito, Ecuador

Publications

• Case Report   
  Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Case Report
  Author(s): Lafuente Cevallos Lizeth Verónica*, Ureña López Valeria Alexandra, Lascano Gallegos Nathalie and Palacios Alvarez Santiago Alberto
  
  Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita (EBA) is a chronic autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease developed after damage to type VII collagen by autoantibodies. Type VII collagen is the major component of anchoring fibrils in the sub-lamina densa hemidesmosomes of the skin and squamous mucosas. The worldwide incidence is estimated between 0.2-0.5/million inhabitants per year. Two major clinical variants have been described: the mechanobullous, and the inflammatory EBA... View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2155-9554.11.s7.546

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