Abstract
<h3>Epidermolysis Bullosa. Presented by Dr. C. K. Valade.</h3> V. M. S., a boy, aged 9, presented erythematous, slightly infiltrated, scaling plaques and scars over the joints of the fingers, toes, elbows and knees and also on one arm. Superficial, scaling patches on the palms suggested previous vesicle formation. Several finger-nails and toe-nails had been lost. The tip and frenum of the tongue had been destroyed. There was a history of formation of bullae at sites of trauma, and a bulla was said to have appeared on the tip of the tongue, causing loss of tissue. The condition was said to have begun in infancy, but the exact time of onset was unknown. The family history was not obtainable. <h3>DISCUSSION</h3> Dr. Jamieson: The palmar lesions are rather suggestive of lupus erythematosus. Dr. Shaffer: Considering the condition of the nails and of the tip and frenum of the tongue, this case belongs
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