New treatments for epidermolysis bullosa management

Authors

  • Magdalena Biasutto Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Florencia Martínez Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • María Valeria Angles Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47196/da.v29i1.2312

Keywords:

epidermolysis bullosa, treatment, gene therapy

Abstract

Epidermolysis bullosa is a low prevalence genodermatosis family. Characterized for high mechanical fragility of the involved tissues leading to mucocutaneous blistering, erosions and ulceration that are difficult to
manage.

The wide phenotypic spectrum of the disease goes from a mild compromise with cutaneous involvement exclusively to the most severe phenotypes where not only skin but mucous membranes can be affected, becoming a disabling and even fatal multisystemic disease.
Besides this disease is considered a paradigm in the biology of the skin since its study allowed fundamental advances in the understanding of the functioning of the basement membrane, nevertheless currently, the
management of the disease continues to be palliative since there is still no approved treatment available directed towards its pathophysiology.
However, in the past years, advances in gene therapy research have shown important approaches towards future treatments that may change these patients' lives.
The objective of this work is to review the most recent advances in EB treatments, emphasizing the latest discoveries.

Author Biographies

Magdalena Biasutto, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Resident Physician, Dermatology Service

María Florencia Martínez, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Associate Physician. Child and Adolescent Dermatology Section, Dermatology Service

María Valeria Angles, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of the Child and Adolescent Dermatology Section, Dermatology Service

Luis Daniel Mazzuoccolo, Italian Hospital of Buenos Aires, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Head of Service, Dermatology Service

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Published

2023-04-21

Issue

Section

Continuing Medical Education