Acantholytic Dermatosis of the Vulva: Case Series and Review of Literature

Abstract

negative for fungi. HSV1 im munostain was negative. There was no personal or family history of Hailey-Hailey or Darier’s disease. There was no associated skin rash or dermatologic papules and vesicles in the axilla, central chest or trunk. Microscopy did not show any dysplasia or atypi cal mitoses. The clinical features personal and family history and microscopic findings were diagnostic of acantholytic dermatosis. also known as acantholytic dermatosis of the vulvocrural area, is a rare inflammatory disorder of the genital location. This review discusses the clinical and pathologic correlation of this rare entity, its differential diagnosis and a recent case series with analysis of all previous reported cases in the literature.