New Delhi, May 10 -- Epidermolysis Bullosa, also colloquially known as butterfly skin disease, a rare genetic condition that makes your skin very fragile. While the symptoms usually show up in babies or young children, sometimes, the signs start showing later in life. The inherited condition can affect teenagers as well as adults. Currently, there is no cure for this disease, but there are treatment options that help to relieve the symptoms. Efforts can also be made to prevent complications like an infection.

What is butterfly skin disease?

Butterfly skin disease or epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is an inherited disease of the connective tissues that affects the skin and makes it extremely fragile. "Just by a minor friction or trauma to the...