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# butterfly-skin - Sunday 4 July, 2021

UCD researchers developing ‘life changing’ treatment for painful skin condition

# Butterfly Skin

# Butterfly Skin

UCD researchers developing ‘life changing’ treatment for painful skin condition

Jul 4th 2021, 3:16 PM 33,482 Views 7 Comments

Epidermolysis bullosa, known as ‘butterfly skin’, is a genetic condition which causes blistering of the skin.

# butterfly-skin - Thursday 26 October, 2017

'There are days she's screaming so much we're all in tears' - parents of 'butterfly skin' children appeal to Dáil for help

# Butterfly Children

# Butterfly Children

'There are days she's screaming so much we're all in tears' - parents of 'butterfly skin' children appeal to Dáil for help

Oct 26th 2017, 6:01 AM 18,491 Views 25 Comments

EB (epidermolysis bullosa), commonly known as butterfly skin or butterfly disease, is a genetic condition which causes the skin’s various layers to blister or break at the slightest touch.

# butterfly-skin - Tuesday 30 July, 2013

Column: I live with the constant pain of 'Butterfly Skin'

# Opinion

Column: I live with the constant pain of 'Butterfly Skin'

Jul 30th 2013, 7:00 AM 237 Views 15 Comments

When Emma Fogarty was born with a rare, and extremely painful, genetic skin condition, doctors said she wouldn’t live for more than a week. After years of battling the odds, she’s determined to fight to help the next generation of suffers.

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