Types
Defining Characteristics
Subepidermal blistering w/ scarring
milia (cysts on newborns) that scar upon healing, absent/dystrophic nails, Mitten deformities (fusion of finger scar tissue (RDEB)); mucosal surfaces involved, malnutrition, growth
retardation, anemia
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Disease Development
Subepidermal blistering
Potential Causes
Premature stop codon in collagen VII genes
Complications
Severe scarring