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Meta-Analysis of Pain Management in Epidermolysis Bullosa
PMU Authors
Christian Puttinger, Tobias Welponer, Georg Zimmermann, Martin Laimer
All Authors
Christian Puttinger, Gretha Hecke, Sophie Strobl, Petra Hitthaler-Waigner, Tobias Welponer, Georg Zimmermann, Martin Laimer, Gudrun Salamon
Journal association
BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY
Abstract
Pain is one of the most burdensome symptoms for patients with epidermolysis bullosa (EB) and, owing to disease heterogeneity, pain management requires an individualized approach. This meta-analysis identified nine studies: of those, four topical and one systemic study reported a significant improvement in pain scores. The variety of different tools used for measuring pain underscores the importance of fostering harmonization in patient-reported outcome measurement tools, especially in pain.