A case report: Epidermolysis bullosa with severe anemia in an infant

Case report

Abstract

A rare group of inherited connective tissue illnesses known as epidermolysis bullosa (EB) causes skin blisters to grow. The lesions usually appear as thick blisters that have the potential to burst and leave scars. They can occur after birth or at any time up until early adulthood. In this robust research population, the estimated prevalence and incidence of EB were 8 per million persons and 19 per million live births, respectively. This case report details a 17-month-old female patient with EBS who presented with severe anemia, blistering, crusted lesions all over her body, and elevated WBC and CRP levels in the laboratory. In order to reduce the infections, she was treated with antibiotics and had ointments administered to the lesions. The patient received transfusions of blood. The patient had been discharged from the hospital after a 15-day hospitalization as her WBC and CRP levels had dropped. It was prescribed to continue taking antibiotics, lotions, vitamins, and minerals following the discharge. The parents received counselling on skincare, recurrent infections, a healthy diet, and the possibility of a disease developing in a subsequent pregnancy. Wounds need to be treated on a regular basis to prevent infection and bleeding. The patient might require several blood transfusions as a result of continuous blood loss. Sepsis is one of the infections to which these patients are susceptible. Thus, in addition to other diagnoses, a rise in body temperature, WBC, and CRP should be taken into account