Relapsing linear acantholytic dermatosis is a cutaneous condition characterized by relapsing linear erosions and crusting,
histologically
Histology,
also known as microscopic anatomy or microanatomy, is the branch of biology
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identical to
Hailey–Hailey disease
Hailey–Hailey disease, or familial benign chronic pemphigus or familial benign pemphigus, was originally described by the Hailey brothers (Hugh Edward and William Howard) in 1939. It is a genetic disorder that causes blisters to form on the skin. ...
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It is not to be confused with
transient acantholytic dermatosis
Grover's disease (GD) is a polymorphic, pruritic, papulovesicular dermatosis characterized histologically by acantholysisFreedberg, et al. (2003). ''Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine''. (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill. . with or without dysker ...
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See also
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Linear porokeratosis
Porokeratosis is a specific disorder of keratinization that is characterized histologically by the presence of a cornoid lamella, a thin column of closely stacked, parakeratotic cells extending through the stratum corneum with a thin or absent gra ...
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List of cutaneous conditions
Many skin conditions affect the human integumentary system—the organ system covering the entire surface of the body and composed of skin, hair, nails, and related muscle and glands. The major function of this system is as a barrier against t ...
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Genodermatoses
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