Diseases

Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

A form of epidermolysis bullosa characterized by serous bullae that heal without scarring. Mutations in the genes that encode KERATIN-5 and KERATIN-14 have been associated with several subtypes of epidermolysis bullosa simplex.

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A form of epidermolysis bullosa characterized by serous bullae that heal without scarring. Mutations in the genes that encode KERATIN-5 and KERATIN-14 have been associated with several subtypes of epidermolysis bullosa simplex.

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32 entry terms
  • Bullosa Simplices, Epidermolysis
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplices
  • EBS, Acral Form
  • EBS, Generalized
  • EBS-DM
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis Dowling Meara
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis Dowling-Meara
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis, Dowling-Meara
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis, Dowling-Meara Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Kobner
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Cockayne-Touraine Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Dowling-Meara Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Generalized
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Koebner Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Localized
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Weber-Cockayne Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa of Hands and Feet
  • Weber-Cockayne Syndrome
  • Weber-Cockayne Type Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex
  • Acral Form EBS
  • Acral Form EBSs
  • EBSs, Acral Form
  • EBSs, Generalized
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis, Dowling Meara
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis, Dowling Meara Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Cockayne Touraine Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Dowling Meara Type
  • Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Weber Cockayne Type
  • Generalized EBS
  • Generalized EBSs
  • Weber Cockayne Syndrome
  • Weber Cockayne Type Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

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34 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

1991

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Previous Indexing

  • Epidermolysis Bullosa (1966-1990)

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  3. C17.800w.804.493w.180w
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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016110. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016110
  2. Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidermolysis_bullosa_simplex
  3. Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124960