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MeSH Heading: Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional
Tree Number(s): C16.131.831.493.170; C16.320.850.275.170; C17.800.804.493.170; C17.800.827.275.170; C17.800.865.410.170
Unique ID: D016109
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016109
Scope Note: Form of epidermolysis bullosa having onset at birth or during the neonatal period and transmitted through autosomal recessive inheritance. It is characterized by generalized blister formation, extensive denudation, and separation and cleavage of the basal cell plasma membranes from the basement membrane.
Entry Term(s): Epidermolysis Bullosa Junctionalis, Disentis Type; Epidermolysis Bullosa Junctionalis, Herlitz Type; Epidermolysis Bullosa Junctionalis, Progressive; Epidermolysis Bullosa Junctionalis, Severe Nonlethal; Epidermolysis Bullosa Letalis; Epidermolysis Bullosa Progressiva; Epidermolysis Bullosa, Generalized Atrophic Benign; Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional, Herlitz Type; Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional, Herlitz-Pearson Type; Herlitz Disease; Herlitz's Disease; Herlitz-Pearson Type Epidermolysis Bullosa; Herlitz-Pearson-Type Epidermolysis Bullosa; Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa; Lethal Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa
Previous Indexing: Epidermolysis Bullosa (1966-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 91; HERLITZ DISEASE was HERLITZ'S DISEASE 1991-92
Online Note: use EPIDERMOLYSIS BULLOSA, JUNCTIONAL to search HERLITZ'S DISEASE 1991-92
History Note: 91; HERLITZ DISEASE was HERLITZ'S DISEASE 1991-92
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/02/12
Revision Date: 2015/06/18

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

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Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Congenital Abnormalities [C16.131]
  - Skin Abnormalities [C16.131.831]
    - Epidermolysis Bullosa [C16.131.831.493]

Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
- Genetic Diseases, Inborn [C16.320]
  - Skin Diseases, Genetic [C16.320.850]
    - Epidermolysis Bullosa [C16.320.850.275]

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
- Skin Diseases [C17.800]
  - Skin Abnormalities [C17.800.804]
    - Epidermolysis Bullosa [C17.800.804.493]

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
- Skin Diseases [C17.800]
  - Skin Diseases, Genetic [C17.800.827]
    - Epidermolysis Bullosa [C17.800.827.275]

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases [C17]
- Skin Diseases [C17.800]
  - Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous [C17.800.865]
    - Epidermolysis Bullosa [C17.800.865.410]

Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional Preferred

Concept UI: M0024604
Scope Note: Form of epidermolysis bullosa having onset at birth or during the neonatal period and transmitted through autosomal recessive inheritance. It is characterized by generalized blister formation, extensive denudation, and separation and cleavage of the basal cell plasma membranes from the basement membrane.
Terms: Epidermolysis Bullosa, Junctional Preferred Term
Term UI T047857
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa
Term UI T047856
Date12/21/1989
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Epidermolysis Bullosa Junctionalis, Disentis Type
Term UI T768397
Date04/01/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Epidermolysis Bullosa Junctionalis, Severe Nonlethal
Term UI T768398
Date04/01/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Epidermolysis Bullosa, Generalized Atrophic Benign
Term UI T768399
Date04/01/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID

Epidermolysis Bullosa Progressiva Narrower

Epidermolysis Bullosa Letalis Narrower

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