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Epidermólise bolhosa

Última revisão: 12 Oct 2025
Última atualização: 26 Sep 2023

Resumo

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • história familiar de epidermólise bolhosa (EB) positiva
  • fragilidade mecânica da pele
  • vesículas e erosões recorrentes
  • feridas com cicatrização inadequada
  • início de sinais cutâneos no nascimento ou na primeira infância
  • resolução das vesículas nos primeiros 1 a 2 anos de vida
  • distribuição generalizada ou localizada do envolvimento da pele
  • combinação de milia, cicatrização e unhas distróficas
  • ausência de milia, cicatrização e unhas distróficas
  • tecido de granulação exuberante
  • vesículas herpetiformes
  • pseudossindactilia
  • hipoplasia do esmalte
  • hiperpigmentação reticulada
  • distrofia muscular
  • estenose ou estreitamento traqueolaríngeo
  • doença grave das vias aéreas superiores
  • início na segunda ou terceira infância
  • distribuição inversa (intertriginosa), acral ou centrípeta do envolvimento da pele
  • cardiomiopatia grave
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Risk factors

  • História familiar de EB
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Diagnostic tests

1st tests to order

  • mapeamento antigênico por imunofluorescência
  • análise mutacional do ácido desoxirribonucleico (DNA)
  • microscopia eletrônica de transmissão
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Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

suspeita de estenose ou obstrução traqueolaríngea

suspeita de infecção sistêmica

ONGOING

epidermólise bolhosa simples (EBS), EB juncional (EBJ), EB distrófica (EBD), EB de Kindler

Contributors

Authors

Ajoy Bardhan, BSc, MBBS, MRCP

Clinical Lecturer in Dermatology

Honorary Consultant Dermatologist

Birmingham Medical School

University of Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham

UK

Disclosures

AB has previously given a sponsored lecture titled Skin Microbiome 101 at a 'Beauty of the Skin' Educational event sponsored by La Roche Posay, is an author of one or more references cited in this topic, and has also attended a non-promotional educational lecture programme funded by Amryt Pharmaceuticals

Acknowledgements

Dr Ajoy Bardhan would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Jo-David Fine, the previous contributor to this topic.

Disclosures

JDF is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Peer reviewers

Helmut Hintner, MD

Professor and Chair

Department of Dermatology

Paracelsus Private Medical School

Salzburg

Austria

Disclosures

HH is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

Nanette Silverberg, MD

Clinical Professor of Dermatology

Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

New York City

NY

Disclosures

NS declares that she has no competing interests.

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Key articles

Has C, Bauer JW, Bodemer C, et al. Consensus reclassification of inherited epidermolysis bullosa and other disorders with skin fragility. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Oct;183(4):614-27.Full text  Abstract

Fine JD, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Eady RA, et al. Inherited epidermolysis bullosa: updated recommendations on diagnosis and classification. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Jun;70(6):1103-26.Full text  Abstract

Has C, Liu L, Bolling MC, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for laboratory diagnosis of epidermolysis bullosa. Br J Dermatol. 2020 Mar;182(3):574-92.Full text  Abstract

Has C, El Hachem M, Bučková H, et al. Practical management of epidermolysis bullosa: consensus clinical position statement from the European Reference Network for rare skin diseases. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2021 Dec;35(12):2349-60.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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  • Epidermólise bolhosa images
  • Differentials

    • Hiperceratose epidermolítica (eritrodermia ictiosiforme bolhosa congênita)
    • Porfirias congênitas
    • Ausência de formação completa da pele (aplasia cutis)
    More Differentials
  • Guidelines

    • Consensus reclassification of inherited epidermolysis bullosa and other disorders with skin fragility
    More Guidelines
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