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. 2015 Mar;42(2):243-5.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2015.42.2.243. Epub 2015 Mar 16.

Bart syndrome

Dae Young Kim  1 , Ha Seong Lim  2 , So Young Lim  1
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Bart syndrome

Dae Young Kim et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2015 Mar.
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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1. Pretreatment photograph. (A) Extensive absence of skin on the left lower extremity, (B) a ruptured blister on the right hand, and (C) nail deformity of the left great toe.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2. Histopathologic findings of the epidermolysis bullosa. Electron microscopic finding showing a widened dermal-epidermal junction and interruption of the basal lamina.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3. Postreatment 3 month photograph.
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