Conditions we treat

Want to know more about the conditions we treat at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)? Just search below:

Junctional epidermolysis bullosa (EB) with pyloric atresia

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about junctional epidermolysis bullosa with pyloric atresia and how it can be managed. It also contains suggestions for making everyday life more comfortable.

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The new baby with Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB)

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) encompasses a group of rare genetic fragile skin conditions, which cause the skin to blister or shear in response to minimal friction or trauma. This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) describes how a newborn baby wit

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Severe recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB)

This page from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) explains about severe recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa and how it can be managed. It also contains suggestions for making everyday life more comfortable.

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Blockage of the oesophagus

The oesophagus (foodpipe) is the tube that takes food from the back of the mouth to the stomach. It contains muscles which squeeze rhythmically to push food downwards. If the foodpipe becomes blocked or narrowed, food cannot pass into the stomach to be di

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Chronic bullous disease of childhood

Chronic bullous disease of childhood is a rare autoimmune skin condition which results in clusters of blisters developing in rings often on the face or genitals.

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