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Start free with EleplanLocalized junctional epidermolysis bullosa
ORPHA:251393Disease
Also called JEB-nH loc · Junctional epidermolysis bullosa, non-Herlitz localized type · Localized JEB
What it is
A form of junctional epidermolysis bullosa characterized by neonatal onset of localized blistering, and dystrophic or absent nails. Skin blistering is mainly confined to hands, feet, lower legs and face. Additional findings may include dental enamel hypoplasia and an increased incidence of caries.
Key facts
- Prevalence
- <1 / 1 000 000
- Age of onset
- Infancy, Neonatal
- Inheritance
- Autosomal recessive
- Classified as
- Disease
Prevalence figures describe populations, not individuals, and are often estimates from a single study. Where the figure is an incidence or a birth prevalence, it says so.
Signs and symptoms
Common30–79%
9Sometimes5–29%
4These ranges are how often a sign appears across everyone diagnosed, not a prediction for one person — most people have some of these and not others. Orphanet also records findings that are specifically absent in this disease; those are in the data but not listed here.
Genes
ICD-10 codes
ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.
Cross-references
Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.
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