| Junctional epidermolysis bullosa gravis |
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| Classification and external resources |
| OMIM |
226700 |
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Junctional epidermolysis bullosa gravis (also known as "Epidermolysis bullosa letalis," "Herlitz disease," "Herlitz epidermolysis bullosa," "Herlitz syndrome,"[1] and "Lethal junctional epidermolysis bullosa") is the most lethal type of epidermolysis bullosa, a skin condition in which most patients do not survive infancy, characterized by blistering at birth with severe and clinically distinctive perorificial granulation tissue.[2]:557[3]:599