Epidermolysis Bullosa Pruriginosa with Nail Dystrophy: A Rare Case Report.

ABSTRACT

Epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) pruriginosa is a type of dystrophic DEB wherein there is a mutation in gene COL VII A1, which encodes anchoring fibril protein Type VII collagen. Clinically, it is characterized by intensely pruritic linear lichenified or nodular prurigo like lesions over extremities with milia, nail dystrophy, and in some cases albopapuloid lesions over trunk. Here we report a case of an adult onset DEB pruriginosa with typical clinical features which was confirmed by histopathology. In any severely itchy skin lesion over pretibial region, DEB pruriginosa should be kept in mind, and DEB pruriginosa can occur for the first time in adulthood also.