| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 29
| Issue : 2 | Page : 155-160 |
Dental and anesthetic management of a child with epidermolysis bullosa
V Rathna Prabhu, P Rekka, Ramesh, S Swathi
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Nugambakam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Correspondence Address:
P Rekka
Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Nungambakam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.84690
Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a wide spectrum of rare genetic disorders characterized by marked fragility of the skin and mucous membranes in which vesculobullous lesions occur in response to trauma, heat, or no apparent cause. This case report deals with the dental and anesthetic management of a 10-year-old girl with dystrophic EB.
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