Epidermolysis bullosa: Careful monitoring and no touch principle for anesthesia management

• Main Authors: Sujit V Saraf (Author), Nishigandha J Mandawade (Author), Sandeep K Gore (Author), Usha D Padhye (Author), Charissa S Pereira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare genetic mechanobullous disorder, with excessive fragility of the skin and mucous membranes. Avoiding mechanical injury to the skin and mucous membranes is essential in the anesthetic management. Shearing forces applied to the skin result in bullae formation, whil...