Weepy pruritic rash in the groin.
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A 37-year-old woman presented with episodic pruritic weeping eruptions predominantly involving her intertriginous areas (axilla and groin) as well as a few scattered lesions on her back, arms, and legs (Figures 1 and 2). The eruptions had started when she was 20 years old, and she had no family history of skin rashes. What is your differential diagnosis? What are the treatment options? DIAGNOSIS: Hailey-Hailey disease (benign familial pemphigus).
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings
دوره 20 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007