“…Several similar cases were described in the U.S. Forces during the war, the unusual trauma and the availability of medical services (often for the first time) being important factors (Frank, 1943 ;Greenberg, 1944;Mooney, 1944). Johnson and Test (1946) described a large pedigree of cases of epidermolysis bullosa localized to the soles and palms, and discussed the inheritance.…”