Seborrhoeic dermatitis of the scalp--a manifestation of Hailey-Hailey disease in a predisposed individual?

Marren, P; Burge, S · Br J Dermatol · 1992

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

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.

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