RT Journal
A1 Dupree E, Hodges F, Jr., Simon JL
T1 EPidermolysis bullosa of the esophagus
JF American Journal of Diseases of Children
JO American Journal of Diseases of Children
YR 1969
FD March 1
VO 117
IS 3
SP 349
OP 351
DO 10.1001/archpedi.1969.02100030351021
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1969.02100030351021
AB EPIDERMOLYSIS bullosa is a rare chronic hereditary disease of the skin and mucous membranes characterized by development of bullae following slight trauma. Newcomber et al1 described two main forms of the disease: simplex and dystrophic, the latter occurring in both dominant and recessive forms. This disease may involve internal organs lined with squamous epithelium as well as the skin. Esophageal changes have been described only in the recessive dystrophic form. To our knowledge only 19 children with the dystrophic form of epidermolysis bullosa have been reported, and none of these reports have appeared in the pediatric literature.2-5 The purpose of this report is to describe this complication in two siblings.Report of Cases 
    Case 1.—A 14-year-old white boy was the product of an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery with a birth weight of 3,175 gm (7 lb). At birth he was denuded of epithelium distal to the knees, and