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Bullous Eruptions

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Genetic Diseases of the Skin

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In 1942 Danbolt and Closs [1] described a rare disease which manifests itself with erosive skin lesions of the scalp, eyebrows and eyelashes, alopecia, and intractable diarrhea.

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  1. American University of Beirut and American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

    Vazken M. der Kaloustian M.D. (Associate Professor of Pediatrics)

  2. Division of Dermatology, American University of Beirut and American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon

    Amal K. Kurban M.D. (Professor and Head)

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der Kaloustian, V.M., Kurban, A.K. (1979). Bullous Eruptions. In: Genetic Diseases of the Skin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67152-4_4

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