Darier disease: a case report.

Inflammatory myopathies in a patient with Darier\'s disease, a possible association

Background: Darier disease (DD) is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder which develops from a mutation in the ATP2A2 gene. Inflammatory myopathies (IM) are the largest group of potentially treatable myopathies. In this case, we report development of IM in a patient with DD for the second time in the literature. Case presentation: The patient is a 59-year-old female, a known case of  DD,...

Oral contraceptives in the treatment of Darier-White disease--a case report and review of the literature.

In this review we illustrated the case of a woman who had perimenstrual exacerbations of Darier-White disease. The disease improved markedly with the use of continuously administered oral contraceptives. This striking improvement without side-effects supports the use of oral contraceptives in women with Darier-White disease, although its role should be investigated further using controlled stud...

Familial Case of Darier Disease with Guttate Leukoderma: A Case Series from India

62 Indian Dermatology Online Journal | Volume 9 | Issue 1 | January‐February 2018 Sir, Darier disease [DD; Darier‐White disease or (dys) keratosis follicularis], is an autosomal dominant disorder of keratinization with characteristic dermatologic findings such as keratotic papules on the seborrheic regions, brittle nails and longitudinal erythronychia, and palmoplantar pitting. Hypopigmented ma...

Oral contraceptives in the treatment of Darier—White disease a case report and review of the literature

Darier disease: case report with oral manifestations.

Darier disease, also known as keratosis follicularis or dyskeratosis follicularis, is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis. It is clinically manifested by hyperkeratotic papules primarily affecting seborrheic areas on the head, neck and thorax, with less frequent involvement of the oral mucosa. When oral manifestations are present, they primarily affect the palatal and alveolar mucosa, are ...