Response to Phenytoin Therapy in Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex

Abstract

Report of a 3 year old male child with Epidermolysis Bullosa simplex -Dowling Meara, treated with phenytoin sodium 5mg/kg per day. Patient had multiple fluid filled lesions, erosions, hypopigmented lesions and mild scarring on face, trunk, upper and lower limbs. Dowling-Meara type of EBS is fatal so early diagnosis and prompt treatment is needed.