Louisiana Toddler Dies After 2-Year Battle With Rare Skin Disease Published January 16, 2012 [Sad Pic in URL] A toddler succumbed to a rare skin disease, which caused his skin to blister at the slightest amount of movement, the Daily Mail reported. Tripp Roth, 2, from Ponchatoula, La., died in his mother’s arms Saturday after battling junctional epidermolysis bullosa (junctional EB). EB affects one in 50,000 live births, while junctional EB affects one percent of those with the disease. Babies born with the disorder do not have the protein necessary to hold the outer and inner skin layers together, causing...