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A rare case of epidermolysis bullosa Sir, Epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica is a rare and debilitating disease, with various forms, in which there is mutation of type VII collagen, compromising the anchoring fibrils that hold the epidermis and dermis together. This leads to recurrent blistering of the skin as a result of even the shearing forces of even the minor traumas to the hands of daily activities, with the raw areas under the blisters being both painful and healing with scar contracture.[1,2] The repeated occurrence of this process throughout childhood leads to severe digital contractures and eventually, mitten deformities of the hands and feet.