European Journal of Dermatology
MENUPersistent elevation of serum interleukin-6 and serum amyloid A levels in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa Volume 27, numéro 1, January-February 2017
Illustrations
1 Department of Dermatology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama,
2 Department of Plastic Surgery, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu,
3 Department of Pediatrics, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki,
4 Department of Pediatrics, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki,
5 Department of Pediatrics, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki,
6 Department of Dermatology, Okayama Citizens’ Hospital, Okayama, Japan
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2016.2889
- Page(s) : 80-1
- Année de parution : 2017
Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) caused by a mutation of the type VII collagen gene, COL7A1, is a rare and severe form of epidermolysis bullosa (EB), and is characterised by inherently fragile skin and recurrent blister formation which occurs over the entire body within weeks after birth [1]. RDEB patients persistently have widespread skin ulcers and also develop various complications, including oesophageal stricture, infection, pseudosyndactyly, renal failure, cutaneous squamous [...]