Gel therapy to treat ‘butterfly skin’ condition welcomed by charity

Debra Ireland chief executive Jimmy Fearon who has welcomed positive reports of a gel therapy that helps treat an incurable skin disease, and is hoping that the Irish Government will make it available if it is approved for use. Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), or "butterfly skin", is a rare skin condition that makes sufferers prone to blistering. Issue date: Sunday January 15, 2023.

A charity has welcomed positive reports of a gel therapy that helps treat an incurable skin disease, and is hoping that the Irish Government will make it available if it is approved for use.

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB), or “butterfly skin”, is a rare skin condition that makes sufferers prone to blistering.