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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Feb 16, 2015; 7(2): 154-158
Published online Feb 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i2.154
Published online Feb 16, 2015. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i2.154
Rare case of dysphagia, skin blistering, missing nails in a young boy
Jasbir Makker, Bharat Bajantri, Prospere Remy, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, New York, NY 10457, United States
Author contributions: Makker J and Bajantri B contributed equally in writing the manuscript; Remy P edited and approved the final version of manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Jasbir Makker, Gastroenterology Fellow, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, 1650 Grand Concourse Bronx, New York, NY 10457, United States. makkerjs@gmail.com
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Received: October 2, 2014
Peer-review started: October 12, 2014
First decision: December 12, 2014
Revised: December 22, 2014
Accepted: January 9, 2015
Article in press: January 12, 2015
Published online: February 16, 2015
Peer-review started: October 12, 2014
First decision: December 12, 2014
Revised: December 22, 2014
Accepted: January 9, 2015
Article in press: January 12, 2015
Published online: February 16, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Epidermolysis bullosa is a genetic disorder with four main types. The most prominent feature of the disease is extensive skin blisters. Extra-cutaneous manifestations like dysphagia vary among different subtypes. Recessive type of dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa is the subtype most commonly associated with esophageal strictures. Treatment of dysphagia secondary to esophageal stricture involves changing diet texture, dilatation of the stricture and placement of a gastrostomy tube.