Hailey–Hailey–Like Pattern of Acantholysis on the Scalp Should Raise the Possibility of Incipient Pemphigus Vulgaris

Abstract: Hailey–Hailey disease (familial benign chronic pemphigus) is a genodermatosis with a typical clinical presentation of macerated plaques involving intertriginous areas of the body and affects multiple family members. Epidermal acanthosis, incipient, and completed acantholysis of many of the spinous keratinocytes of the epidermis and foci of dyskeratosis are well-recognized histologic findings. We have observed solitary lesions on the "scalp" of patients having a Hailey–Hailey–like pattern, and not the suprabasilar clefting of pemphigus represents the first manifestation of pemphigus vulgaris, which was confirmed with direct immunofluorescence in all our patients. Correspondence: Silvija P. Gottesman, MD, 1991 Marcus Avenue, Suite 300, Lake Success, NY 11042 (e-mail: silvija.gottesman@gmail.com). The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

http://bit.ly/2st2Tht