Occurrence of epidermolysis bullosa along with Amelogenesis imperfecta in female patient of India

• Main Authors: A P Javed, Prashanth Shenai, Laxmikanth Chatra, K M Veena, Prasanna Kumar Rao, Rachana Prabhu
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
• Series: Dental Research Journal
• Subjects: Amelogenesis imperfect; epidermolysis bullosa; vesicles and bullae
• Online Access: http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2013;volume=10;issue=6;spage=813;epage=816;aulast=Javed
• ISSN: 1735-3327; 2008-0255

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited disorder, which is characteristically presented as skin blisters developing in response to minor injury. Junctional variety of EB is also associated with enamel hypoplasia. Amelogenesis imperfecta presents with abnormal formation of the enamel both in deciduous and permanent dentition. This article describes a previously unreported case of Amelogenesis imperfecta with complete loss of enamel in a young female patient with EB.