Squamous cell carcinoma complicating epidermolysis bullosa in a 6-year-old girl

Authors: Shivaswamy, Kanakapura Nanjundaswamy; Sumathy, Tharayil Kunneth; Shyamprasad, Arakali Lakshminarayana; Ranganathan, Chandrasekharan

Source: International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 48, Number 7, July 2009 , pp. 731-733(3)

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

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Abstract:

Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a rare form of epidermolysis bullosa (EB) that presents with generalized blistering since birth. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is the most common cutaneous malignancy seen in RDEB, starting from second decade onwards. We report a case of SCC complicating RDEB in a 6-year-old girl.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.03910.x

Publication date: 2009-07-01