| Epidermolysis bullosa simplex | |
|---|---|
| Epidermolysis bullosa simplex | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | medical genetics |
| ICD-10 | Q81.0 |
| ICD-9-CM | 757.39 |
| OMIM | 131900 131760 131800 131960 |
| DiseasesDB | 4334 |
| eMedicine | derm/124 |
| MeSH | D016110 |
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex (EBS) is a disorder resulting from mutations in the genes encoding keratin 5 or keratin 14.
Blister formation of EBS occurs at the dermoepidermal junction. Sometimes EBS is called epidermolytic.
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex may be divided into multiple types:
Epidermolysis bullosa simplex