Paeds Vivas · paediatric-dermatology
Epidermolysis bullosa and inherited blistering disorders — viva
Branching clinical structured oral on the classification, diagnostic biopsy and atraumatic multidisciplinary management of a neonate with inherited epidermolysis bullosa, including junctional EB generalised severe, the biopsy technique and recessive dystrophic EB complications.
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The candidate should recognise the picture of inherited epidermolysis bullosa presenting at birth: erosions and blisters that track friction and handling, periorificial involvement, a hoarse cry, and poor feeding in a baby with no family history. The diagnosis is clinical but provisional, and a strong candidate commits to inherited EB, narrows the subtype, identifies the immediate airway and sepsis threats, and plans the atraumatic handling and the diagnostic biopsy in parallel rather than waiting for one to finish before starting the other. [1]
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