Hailey-Hailey Disease, Pemphigus, Benign Familial - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

Hailey-Hailey disease pemphigus, benign familial

Body Site

back

Age

28 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red purple

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

Comments

A 28 year old woman complained of painful and pruritic recurrent blistering and erosions on her skin creases, back, chest, and back of the neck and scalp. She had no lesions in her mouth, and her general health was good. Her father had a similar eruption confined to intertriginous areas. Histology demonstrated the typical features of benign familial pemphigus.

Description

round and circinate red to violaceous patches with expanding crusts and erosions at the border

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12/30/2001 14:51:16

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