Extracutaneous manifestations and complications of inherited epidermolysis bullosa. Part II. Other organs

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 387-402

  Fine, Jo David ^a   Mellerio, Jemima E ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anemia; cancer; cardiomyopathy; carnitine deficiency; clinical; complications; dental; depression; epidermolysis bullosa; extracutaneous; muscular dystrophy; musculoskeletal; oral cavity; osteoporosis; psychosocial; sepsis; squamous cell carcinoma; teeth

Indexed keywords

ACRODERMATITIS CONTINUA; ANEMIA; ANESTHESIST; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; BONE MARROW DISEASE; CANCER RISK; CARNITINE DEFICIENCY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DIVORCE; ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA DYSTROPHICA; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA HEREDITARIA; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; IRON THERAPY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; MICROSTOMIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SELENIUM DEFICIENCY; SEPSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TOOTH MALFORMATION; TRANSFUSION; VIRUS MYOCARDITIS;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DERMATOLOGY; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MOUTH DISEASES; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 68949145390     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.03.053     Document Type: Review

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