[Epidermolysis bullosa in children: a retrospective study in a reference hospital].

Background: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a genodermatosis caused by mutations in the proteins of the dermal-epidermal junction, altering the epithelial cohesion, and generating blisters and shedding of skin and mucous membranes.

Objective: To describe the demographic and clinical characteristics, as well as the main complications of patients with EB attended at the National Institute of Pediatrics, in Mexico City.

Method: An observational, descriptive, retrospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in patients under 18 years of age with diagnosis of EB.