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Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex (Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis Dowling Meara) Summary

Description: A form of epidermolysis bullosa characterized by serous bullae that heal without scarring. Mutations in the genes that encode KERATIN-5 and KERATIN-14 have been associated with several subtypes of epidermolysis bullosa simplex.

Also Known As: Epidermolysis Bullosa Herpetiformis Dowling Meara; Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Generalized; Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Localized; Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex, Weber-Cockayne Type; Weber-Cockayne Type Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex Show All >>

Networked: 294 relevant articles (3 outcomes, 11 trials/studies) for this Disease

Key Drugs and Agents for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. trimethyloxamine (trimethylamine N-oxide) : 1 outcome in 2 results : IBA
  2. Cyproheptadine (Periactin) : 1 outcome in 1 result : FDA 2
  3. Bufexamac (Jomax) : 1 outcome in 1 result : IBA
  4. Keratins (Keratin) : 7 studies in 115 results : IBA
  5. Keratin-5 (Keratin 5) : 2 studies in 58 results : IBA
  6. Plectin : 1 study in 57 results : IBA
  7. Proteins (Proteins, Gene) : 1 study in 7 results : IBA
  8. Keratin-1 : 1 study in 2 results : IBA
  9. Pancreatic Elastase (Elastase) : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
  10. Carrier Proteins (Binding Protein) : 1 study in 1 result : IBA
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Diseases Related to Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

  1. Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis (Bullous Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma)
  2. Muscular Dystrophies (Muscular Dystrophy)
  3. Blister (Bulla)
  4. Wounds and Injuries (Trauma)
  5. Skin Diseases
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Key Therapies for Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

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  1. External Fixators : 1 result
  2. Tooth Replantation : 1 result
  3. Therapeutics : 1 result

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