Generalized erosions, blisters, scarring, and milia in a 65-year-old woman: a diagnostic challenge

• Main Authors: Galal El Enany (Author), Noha Nagui (Author), Hanan Nada (Author), Marwa M Fawzy (Author), Marwah A Saleh (Author), Iman Sany (Author), Ahmad Nada (Author), Mona Korany (Author), Omar El Ghanam (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita (EBA) is a chronic autoimmune subepidermal blistering disease of the skin and mucous membranes. EBA is caused by antibodies targeting type VII collagen, the major component of anchoring fibrils that connects the basement membrane to dermal structures. The classic pres...