Diagnosis: Hailey Hailey disease
Description: Note the fissures in the skin
Morphology: Erosions
Site: Axillae
Sex: F
Age: 55
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential DiagnosisHistory: This lady had a strong family history of this condition. She would periodically flare especially in warm weather, with associated secondary infection. The fissuring is due to the genetic lack of desmosomes which hold the epidermal cells together.