EPIDERMIDOLYSIS BULLOSA CONGENITA

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Since Tilbury Fox,1in 1879, described two cases of "congenital ulceration of the skin, with pemphigus eruption and the arrest of development generally," and Goldscheider,2in 1882, reported his peculiar example of "acantholysis," about 100 cases of the novel affection from which their patients suffered have been placed on record. In addition to these, we desire to report the clinical history and the laboratory findings in a case of epidermidolysis bullosa which has been under our care during the past five months. Patient. —M. W., female, aged 3 years. Family History. —The father is a farmer by occupation and a strong, healthy man of 26. The mother is 22, has always enjoyed good health, and has never had a miscarriage. There is one other child,, a boy, aged 5. His health is excellent. The cutaneous history of the family is negative. No other member has ever been affected

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