Sporadic Kindler Syndrome with a novel mutation

• Main Authors: Hiram Larangeira de Almeida Jr (Author), Gláucia Thomas Heckler (Author), Kenneth Fong (Author), Joey Lai-Cheong (Author), John McGrath (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report the case of a 28-year-old woman with Kindler syndrome, a rare form of epidermolysis bullosa. Clinically, since childhood, she had widespread pigmentary changes in her skin as well as photosensitivity and fragility of the skin and mucous membranes. The mucosal involvement led to an erosive...