Epidermolysis bullosa simplex | |
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Epidermolysis bullosa simplex | |
Classification and external resources | |
Specialty | medical genetics |
ICD-10 | Q81.0 |
ICD-9-CM | 757.39 |
OMIM | 131900 131760 131800 131960 |
DiseasesDB | 4334 |
eMedicine | derm/124 |
MeSH | D016110 |
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is a disorder resulting from mutations in the genes encoding keratin 5 or keratin 14.
Blister formation of EBS occurs at the dermoepidermal junction. Sometimes EBS is called epidermolytic.
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex may be divided into multiple types:
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex