Bart's syndrome: a case report

ABSTRACT

Bart's syndrome is defined as congenital localized absence of skin [CLAS] associated with epidermolysis bullosa [EB]. It may be associated with any type of EB but is mostly reported with dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa [DEB dominant]. Clinically it is characterized by raw beefy areas of denuded skin on trauma-prone areas of body e.g. hands and feet. Diagnosis is obvious clinically but requires ultrastructural microscopy for proper classification of the disease. Treatment suffices to palliative measures. We describe here a case of newborn baby who presented with rich-red areas of denuded skin on the hands and feet. Clinical appearance was sufficiently distinct to suggest the diagnosis of Bart's syndrome. We repot this case because of its rarity