In an 8 day old child with no history of consanguinity in the parents, the mother reports blisters and bleeding off of the skin at the site of handling and pressure. There was a similar history in the previous child which proved to be fatal. The diagnosis is –
Presence of family history and peeling of skin at the site of handling confirms the diagnosis of congenital epidermolysis ullosa.
Bullous pemphigoid
Congenital syphilis
Congenital epidermolysis bullosa
Letterer – Swiwe disease