Seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp--a manifestation of Hailey-Hailey disease in a predisposed individual?
A 59-year-old man was found to have typical Hailey-Hailey disease of the back, neck and axillae. In addition, he had fine white scaling in the scalp and postauricular areas. Despite the clinical appearance of seborrhoeic dermatitis, a biopsy of his scalp showed prominent suprabasal epidermal separation with acantholysis. We propose that in a genetically predisposed individual, Hailey-Hailey disease can assume atypical and non-specific appearances.
Marren
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Department of Dermatology, Slade Hospital, Oxford, U.K.
Burge
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D000051:Acantholysis / Q000209:etiology; D001706:Biopsy; D012628:Dermatitis, Seborrheic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016506:Pemphigus, Benign Familial / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012535:Scalp / Q000473:pathology; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology