ICD-11 definition : Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is an acquired non-familial blistering disease characterised
by the presence of autoantibodies to collagen VII at the epidermal basement membrane
zone, as demonstrated by direct immunofluorescence. There is a wide spectrum of clinical
manifestations including a trauma-induced variant and a more inflammatory variant.;
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita is an acquired non-familial blistering disease characterised
by the presence of autoantibodies to collagen VII at the epidermal basement membrane
zone, as demonstrated by direct immunofluorescence. There is a wide spectrum of clinical
manifestations including a trauma-induced variant and a more inflammatory variant.