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Seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp—a manifestation of Hailey–Hailey disease in a predisposed individual?
Author(s) -
MARREN P.,
BURGE S.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1992.tb00662.x
Subject(s) - seborrhoeic dermatitis , scalp , acantholysis , dermatology , hailey–hailey disease , seborrheic dermatitis , medicine , disease , skin biopsy , biopsy , pathology , immunology , antibody , autoantibody
Summary 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 postanricular 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.