Localized Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex with Generalized Enamel Hypoplasia in a Child

• Published in: Pediatric dermatology Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 167 - 168
• Main Authors: Çagirankaya, Leyla Berna, Hatipoglu, Müjgan Güngör, Hatipoglu, Hasan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.03.2006; Blackwell
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Bullous diseases of the skin; Dental Enamel Hypoplasia - etiology; Dental Enamel Hypoplasia - therapy; Dermatology; Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex - complications; Facial bones, jaws, teeth, parodontium: diseases, semeiology; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Non tumoral diseases; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Bullous dermatosis; Human; Hypoplasia; Pediatrics; Skin disease; Epidermolysis bullosa; Dermatology; Stomatology; Enamel; Dental disease; Autoimmune disease; Case study; Association; Malformation; Child
• ISSN: 0736-8046; 1525-1470
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2006.00206.x

:  Epidermolysis bullosa is an uncommon disease characterized by the formation of blisters following minor trauma. The three major types are simplex, junctional, and dystrophic. Generalized enamel hypoplasia is accepted as a feature of the junctional type. Teeth with enamel hypoplasia are liable to destruction in the form of caries and/or gingivitis. In this report, a patient with epidermolysis bullosa simplex and severe enamel hypoplasia is described and the importance of early dental consultation for all children with this disease is stressed.