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Keio J Med. 2001 Jun;50(2):109-16. Amagai M, Kobayashi M, Wakabayashi K, Hakuno M, Hashiguchi A, Nishikawa T, Hata J. Source Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-8582, Japan. Abstract We report a case of a 59-year-old man with a severe generalized…
Am Acad Dermatol. 2000 Aug;43(2 Pt 2):368-71. Holst VA, Fair KP, Wilson BB, Patterson JW. Source Departments of Pathology and Dermatology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0214, USA. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease is a recurrent, autosomal dominant vesiculobullous dermatotis with a predilection…
Br J Dermatol. 2000 Mar;142(3):540-2. Cockayne SE, Rassl DM, Thomas SE. Source Department of Dermatology, Barnsley District General Hospital, Gawber Rd, Barnsley S75 2EP, U.K. Abstract A 61-year-old woman, who was known to have Hailey-Hailey disease, presented with increasing vulval soreness. Biopsy showed…
Br J Dermatol. 1999 Mar;140(3):509-13. Ochiai T, Honda A, Morishima T, Sata T, Sakamoto H, Satoh K. Source Department of Dermatology, Nihon University, School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchi-Kamimachi, Itabashi-Ku, Tokyo, Japan. Abstract A woman with Hailey-Hailey disease, suffering from carcinoma of the vulva, was examined by…
Cutis. 1995 Nov;56(5):279-80. Meffert JJ, Davis BM, Campbell JC. Source Department of Dermatology, Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, Texas, USA. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (chronic benign familial pemphigus) is a blistering disease characterized by episodic maceration and erosions in areas subject to friction…
Clin Exp Dermatol. 1992 May;17(3):201-2. Peppiatt T, Keefe M, White JE. Source Department of Dermatology, Royal South Hants Hospital. Abstract Benign familial chronic pemphigus, or Hailey-Hailey disease, is a rare hereditary condition characterized by development of blisters at sites of friction such as…
Br J Dermatol. 1992 Mar;126(3):294-6. Marren P, Burge S. Source Department of Dermatology, Slade Hospital, Oxford, U.K. 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…
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1989 Sep;21(3 Pt 1):506-10. Reitamo S, Remitz A, Lauerma AI, Förström L. Source Department of Dermatology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland. Abstract To determine whether patients with familial benign chronic pemphigus have an increased risk for the development of contact…
Rev Med Chil. 2011 May;139(5):633-7. doi: Epub 2011 Sep 16. Tchernev G, Cardoso JC. Source Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical Faculty, Trakian University of Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. georgi_tchernev@yahoo.de Abstract Benign chronic familial pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) is a rare autosomal dominant…
J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2011 Aug;13(4):191-2. doi: 10.3109 Epub 2011 Jun 21. Awadalla F, Rosenbach A. Source Dermatology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23219, USA. Bawadalla@gmail.com Abstract Familial benign pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) is often resistant to conventional treatments. This report describes a…
An Bras Dermatol. 2010 Sep-Oct;85(5):717-22. Bessa GR, Grazziotin TC, Manzoni AP, Weber MB, Bonamigo RR. Source Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Abstract Two sisters with recurrent lesions, one on axillae and other on the groin, and with limited response…
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Sep;203(3):e5-7. doi: 10.1016 von Felbert V, Hampl M, Talhari C, Engers R, Megahed M. Source Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. vvonfelbert@ukaachen.de Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) is a rare, autosomal dominant intraepidermal blistering disorder…
J Dermatolog Treat. 2011 Oct;22(5):304-5. doi: 10.3109 Epub 2010 Aug 1. Tang MB, Tan ES. Source National Skin Centre, Singapore. marktang@nsc.gov.sg Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) or familial benign pemphigus is known to have a chronic relapsing-remitting course. Conventional treatment with topical steroids…
Acta Derm Venereol. 2010 Mar;90(2):179-82. doi: 10.2340 Narbutt J, Chrusciel A, Rychter A, Fijuth J, Lesiak A, Sysa-Jedrzejowska A. Source Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland. joanna.narbutt@umed.lodz.pl Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease, or familial benign chronic pemphigus, is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis. Disease symptoms may contribute…
J Dermatolog Treat. 2008;19(4):251-4. doi: 10.1080 Koeyers WJ, Van Der Geer S, Krekels G. Source Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. w.koeyers@erasmusmc.nl Abstract BACKGROUND: Extensive Hailey-Hailey disease is often resistant to conventional topical and systemic therapies. The systemic and ablative therapies have many…
J Dermatolog Treat. 2008;19(5):288-90. doi: 10.1080 Fernández Guarino M, Ryan AM, Harto A, Pérez-García B, Arrázola JM, Jaén P. Source Dermatology Department, Ramon y Cajal Universitary Hospital, Alcalá de Henares University, Madrid, Spain. montsefdez@msn.com Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) is a rare genodermatosis that is often difficult…
J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2008 Jul;1(2):92-3. doi: 10.4103 Nandini As, Mysore V. Source Venkat Charmalaya Centre for Advanced Dermatology, Subbanna Garden, Vijaynagar, Bangalore-560 040, Karnataka, India. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease is a chronic, recurrent disease that causes considerable morbidity to the patient. While…
Br J Dermatol. 2008 Feb;158(2):399-401. Epub 2007 Oct 17. Hurd DS, Johnston C, Bevins A. Source Department of Dermatology, Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA, USA. thehurdsx3@hotmail.com Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (chronic benign familial pemphigus) is a chronic, recurrent blistering disorder…
J Drugs Dermatol. 2007 Jul;6(7):734-6. Berger EM, Galadari HI, Gottlieb AB. Source Department of Dermatology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA. emily.berger@tufts.edu Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease is an autosomal dominant skin condition characterized by waxing and waning…
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2006 Sep;5(3):268-72. Bansal C, Omlin KJ, Hayes CM, Rohrer TE. Source Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19144, USA. cb59@drexel.edu Abstract Botulinum toxin type A is a neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum which causes a flaccid muscle paralysis.…
Am Acad Dermatol. 2006 Mar;54(3 Suppl 2):S139-42. Norman R, Greenberg RG, Jackson JM. Abstract Skin disfigurations and pruritus can pose severe threats to quality of life, and treatment options for patients with recalcitrant diseases are limited. Tumor necrosis factor alpha, a proinflammatory cytokine,…
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2006 Jan;31(1):57-9. Mashiko M, Akiyama M, Tsuji-Abe Y, Shimizu H. Source Department of Dermatology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD; familial benign chronic pemphigus) is a hereditary blistering disorder characterized by episodic maceration and erosions…
J Cosmet Dermatol. 2005 Dec;4(4):223-7. Wollina U, Konrad H, Petersen S. Source Department of Dermatology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany. wollina-uw@khdf.de Abstract Botulinum toxin (BTX) types A and B have been used with success in cosmetic dermatology and hyperhidrosis treatment. The present…
Acta Derm Venereol. 2005;85(2):132-5. Gisondi P, Sampogna F, Annessi G, Girolomoni G, Abeni D. Source Istituto Dermopatico dell’Immacolata, IRCCS, 00167 Rome, Italy. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease (a skin fragility disorder) runs a chronic course and may cause important disability. However, little has been formally investigated concerning…
Cosmet Laser Ther. 2004 Nov;6(3):163-4. Downs A. Source South West Laser Centre, Exeter Nuffield, Exeter, UK. Anthony.Downs@rdehc tr.swest.nhs.uk Abstract OBJECTIVE: The attributes of the Smoothbeam laser–a 1450 nm diode laser–were considered likely to improve two distinct chronic conditions of flexural skin:…
J Drugs Dermatol. 2004 Mar-Apr;3(2):200-3. Umar SA, Bhattacharjee P, Brodell RT. Source Forum Health, Youngstown, OH, USA. Abstract Hailey-Hailey disease, or familial benign chronic pemphigus, is a chronic disease without a known cure. Current therapeutic strategies attempt to suppress Hailey-Hailey outbreaks and allow…
Australas J Dermatol. 2002 Nov;43(4):305-8. Roos DE, Reid CM. Source Department of Radiation Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. droos@mail.rah.sa.gov.au Abstract Benign familial pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) is a rare relapsing-remitting epidermal blistering disease palliated by a multitude of medical and…
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2002 Nov;47(5):740-2. Ruiz-Rodriguez R, Alvarez JG, Jaén P, Acevedo A, Córdoba S. Source Department of Dermatology, Clínica Ruber, Madrid, Spain. rrr@jet.es Abstract Familial benign pemphigus is a chronic, recurrent, autosomal dominant blistering disease that may significantly affect quality of life. Surgical…
J Cosmet Laser Ther. 2001 Dec;3(4):181-4. Konrad H, Karamfilov T, Wollina U. Source Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Jena, Germany. Abstract BACKGROUND: Hailey-Hailey disease is an autosomal-dominant blistering disease affecting the intertriginous skin. Dermabrasion and ablative laser treatment are known to…
Eur J Dermatol. 2000 Jun;10(4):265-8. König A, Hörster S, Vakilzadeh F, Happle R. Source Department of Dermatology, Philipp University, Deutschhausstrasse 9, D-35033 Marburg, Germany. Abstract In autosomal dominant skin conditions, two different types of segmental manifestation can be distinguished. Type 1 represents heterozygosity for…
Dermatol Surg. 2000 Apr;26(4):371-4. Lapiere JC, Hirsh A, Gordon KB, Cook B, Montalvo A. Source Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA. j.lapiere@nwu.edu Abstract BACKGROUND: Hailey-Hailey disease is an inherited acantholytic disorder affecting the intertriginous areas of the body which is exacerbated…
Dermatol Surg. 1999 Aug;25(8):661-3. Christian MM, Moy RL. Source West Los Angeles Veterans Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA. epidermiss@aol.com Abstract BACKGROUND: Surgical intervention of Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) may be required to achieve prolonged remission or cure. Excisional surgery, dermabrasion, and…
Arch Dermatol. 1999 Apr;135(4):423-7. Beier C, Kaufmann R. Source Department of Dermatology, J.W. Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany. Abstract BACKGROUND: Among different surgical approaches, dermabrasion and carbon dioxide laser vaporization have been used to treat Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) (familial benign chronic pemphigus) and…
Dermatol Surg. 1998 Dec;24(12):1411-4. Touma DJ, Krauss M, Feingold DS, Kaminer MS. Source Department of Dermatology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Abstract BACKGROUND: Benign familial pemphigus (BFP) is a chronic blistering disease with significant morbidity. Surgical methods are often needed to control flares…
Br J Dermatol. 1998 Nov;139(5):897-901. Aoki T, Hashimoto H, Koseki S, Hozumi Y, Kondo S. Source Department of Dermatology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, 2-2-2 Iida-Nishi, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan. Abstract We report a case of Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) in which 1alpha, 24-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (tacalcitol) was…
Australas J Dermatol. 1996 Nov;37(4):196-8. Hunt MJ, Salisbury EL, Painter DM, Lee S. Source Department of Dermatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia. Abstract A 56-year-old male presented with a pruritic, generalized vesiculobullous eruption. His past history revealed classical symptoms of…
Clin Exp Dermatol. 1995 Jan;20(1):70-2. Berth-Jones J, Smith SG, Graham-Brown RA. Source Department of Dermatology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, UK. Abstract A patient with benign familial chronic pemphigus was treated with cyclosporin at a dose ranging from 2.8 to 3.4 mg/kg per day. There…
Arch Dermatol. 1994 Sep;130(9):1143-9. Hamm H, Metze D, Bröcker EB. Source Department of Dermatology, University of Münster, Germany. Abstract BACKGROUND: Chronic benign familial pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) is a rare dominant genodermatosis that bothers patients by chronic recalcitrant plaques occurring mainly in the intertriginous…
J Dermatol Sci. 1993 Jun;5(3):205-11. Ikeda S, Suga Y, Ogawa H. Source Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan. Abstract In order to know the real effect of steroid for Hailey-Hailey disease, seven patients were treated with strong steroid ointments…
Arch Dermatol. 1992 May;128(5):646-8. Kartamaa M, Reitamo S. Source Department of Dermatology, Helsinki, University Central Hospital, Finland. Abstract BACKGROUND: Familial benign chronic pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) is characterized by recurrent blistering lesions, mainly in the neck and intertriginous areas. No controlled studies on…
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1991 Aug;25(2 Pt 1):342-3. Quitadamo MJ, Spencer SK. Comment on Carbon dioxide laser vaporization of recalcitrant symptomatic plaques of Hailey-Hailey disease and Darier’s disease. [J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990] Carbon dioxide laser vaporization of recalcitrant symptomatic plaques of Hailey-Hailey…
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1990 Nov;23(5 Pt 1):893-7. McElroy JA, Mehregan DA, Roenigk RK. Source Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905. Abstract Carbon dioxide laser vaporization of localized, recalcitrant intertriginous plaques was done in two patients with Hailey-Hailey disease and two patients with…
Br J Plast Surg. 1989 Mar;42(2):230-2. Shons AR. Source Division of Plastic Surgery, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio. Abstract In this paper we advocate secondary healing for closure of large perineal wounds following full thickness skin excision…
Clin Dermatol. 2011 Sep-Oct;29(5):548-56. doi: 10.1016 Ruocco E, Baroni A, Donnarumma G, Ruocco V. Source Department of Dermatology, Second University of Naples, via Sergio Pansini 5, 80131 Napoli, Italy. Abstract Although most skin diseases can be diagnosed with simple visual inspection, laboratory investigations are…
Clin Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;29(2):195-204. doi: 10.1016 Husain Z, Cohen PJ, Schwartz RA, Lambert WC. Source Department of Dermatology, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Medical Science Building Room C520, Newark, NJ 07103-2714, USA. Abstract Dermatologic eruptions can be generalized or localized to…
Clin Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr;29(2):173-9. doi: 10.1016 Wolf R, Oumeish OY, Parish LC. Source The Dermatology Unit, Kaplan Medical Center, Rechovot 76100, Israel. wolf_r@netvision.net.il Abstract Intertrigo is a superficial inflammatory skin disorder involving any area of the body where two opposing skin surfaces can…
Ann Dermatol. 2009 Aug;21(3):311-4. doi: 10.5021 Epub 2009 Aug 31. Lee GH, Kim YM, Lee SY, Lee JS, Park YL, Whang KU. Source Department of Dermatology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. Abstract Eczema herpeticum is the dissemination of herpes simplex virus in the setting…