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Wilbert Sachs, M.D.; Carl T. Nelson, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1957;76(4):511-519.

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Familial Chronic Benign Pemphigus (Hailey and Hailey). Presented by DR. BENJAMIN J. CHESTER and DR. THEODORE A. LABOW (by invitation).

Patient: A Greek man, aged 36, with bullous eruption of trunk and extremities.

History: Patient first noted skin difficulty in October, 1956, when he developed an erythematous eruption around his waist. This soon spread to the rest of his trunk with the formation of pustular bullae, which ruptured, leaving raw denuded areas. The lesions were pruritic and slightly painful. Patient incurred some lacerations of his fingers and these became grossly infected. He also developed ecthymatous lesions on his legs and ankles. There is no family history of skin disease. One month prior to onset of illness patient received a few penicillin injections for a respiratory infection. No other drugs are used by patient.

Description: On examination the patient had extensive dermatitis of the trunk and the proximal portion . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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Received for publication April 19, 1957.

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