article_snippet.sent: You never know exactly what EB is unless you have it...
article_snippet.sent: Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a general term used to describe a group of rare inherited skin disorders that cause the skin to become very fragile.
article_snippet.sent: Any trauma or friction to the skin can cause painful blisters.
article_snippet.sent: Mason has the rarest form of EB where blistering occurs at the junction between the epidermis and the dermis.
article_snippet.sent: In most cases, the symptoms of EB are obvious from birth.
article_snippet.sent: Just one in every 17,000 children has EB.
article_snippet.sent: There are thought to be 5,000 people living with EB in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: There is no cure for EB so the treatment aims at preventing blisters becoming infected.