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A study of 11 cases of epidermolysis bullosa is presented. Certain important clinical features have been elicited. A case of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and another of acquired form of epidermolysis bullosa are reported. The association of epidermolysis bullosa with porphyria is also described in one case.
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Verma, K.C., Singh, K. Epidermolysis bullosa. Indian J Pediatr 40, 285–289 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02820139
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