Journals / Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi / 2026 / Cilt: 19 Sayı: 2

Congenital epidermolysis bullosa who developed multiple squamous cell carcinomas based on the Roy Adaptation Model: a case report

Multipl skuamöz hücreli karsinom gelişen konjenital epidermolizis büllozalı bir bireyde Roy Adaptasyon Modeli çerçevesinde hemşirelik bakımı: olgu sunumu

Feyza Sertkaya(HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0001-5452-1026
Berna Kurt(Hacettepe üniversitesi)0000-0002-3299-7146
Pages
432–437
Publication Date
2026-08-14
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Thus, evidence-based nursing practice was integrated with a theoretical nursing framework.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare disease characterized by blisters, erosions, and chronic ulcerations with minimal trauma to the tissues.
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Key Findings & Data:Impaired chronic wound healing, recurrent infections, and prolonged inflammation significantly increase the risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in EB patients.
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Conclusion & Impact:Thus, evidence-based nursing practice was integrated with a theoretical nursing framework.
🔬Design:Modeling & Simulation
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⚙️Variables:hemşirelik bakımı · konjenital epidermolizis bülloza · multipl skuamöz hücreli karsinom

Abstract

Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) is a rare disease characterized by blisters, erosions, and chronic ulcerations with minimal trauma to the tissues. Impaired chronic wound healing, recurrent infections, and prolonged inflammation significantly increase the risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) in EB patients. This case report describes the nursing care process of a 33-year-old female patient with deformities in her upper and lower extremities, who was admitted with complaints of dysphagia, loss of appetite, increased lesions, and weight loss. The patient was recommended for amputation due to an SCC-related lesion on the left wrist but refused the surgical intervention. Her responses to multiple stimuli such as insomnia, pain, impaired body image perception, decreased body concept, impaired role performance, social isolation, and caregiver burden were evaluated within the framework of Roy's Adaptation Model (RAM). This allowed for targeted and individualized determination of nursing diagnoses. Thus, evidence-based nursing practice was integrated with a theoretical nursing framework.

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Epidermolizis Bülloza (EB) dokularda minimal travma ile büller, erozyonlar ve kronik ülserasyonlarla karakterize nadir bir hastalıktır. Kronik yara iyileşmesindeki bozukluk, tekrarlayan enfeksiyonlar ve uzun süreli inflamasyon süreci, EB hastalarında skuamöz hücreli karsinom (SHK) gelişimi riskini belirgin şekilde artırmaktadır. Bu vaka sunumunda, üst ve alt ekstremitelerinde deformiteler bulunan, yutma güçlüğü, iştahta azalma, lezyon artışı ve kilo kaybı şikâyetleriyle yatırılan 33 yaşındaki kadın hastanın bakım süreci ele alınmıştır. Sol el bileğindeki SHK ilişkili lezyon nedeniyle amputasyon önerilen fakat cerrahi girişimi reddeden hastanın uykusuzluk, ağrı, vücut imajında bozulma, beden kavramında azalma, etkin rol performasında bozulma, sosyal izolasyon ve bakım veren yükü gibi çoklu uyaranlara verdiği yanıtlar Roy Adaptasyon Modeli (RAM) çerçevesinde değerlendirilmiştir. Bu değerlendirme, hemşirelik tanılarını hedefe yönelik ve bireyselleştirilmiş biçimde belirlenmesine olanak sağlamıştır. Böylece kanıta dayalı hemşirelik uygulamaları ile kuramsal temel bütünleşmektedir.

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Sertkaya, F., Kurt, B. (2026). Congenital epidermolysis bullosa who developed multiple squamous cell carcinomas based on the Roy Adaptation Model: a case report. Mersin Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 19 Sayı: 2, 432–437. https://doi.org/10.26559/mersinsbd.1830832

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