Case Report

Galli-Galli Disease: A Rare Acantholytic Variant of Dowling-Degos Disease

Table 1

Reported cases of Galli-Galli disease.

Author/yearAgeSexDescriptionAcantholysisDyskeratosis

Bardach et al.1982 [1]19MReticulated hyperpigmentation of the ace and neck and pruritic, erythematous papules on flexures, trunk, and extremities++
15M++

Mittag et al. [10]56MHyperkeratotic papules Hyperpigmentation of the folds+
51M+
46FNo biopsy was performed
17M

Rutten and Strauss1995 [7]24MReticulated hyperpigmentation, comedo-like lesions+ ?

De Deene and Schulze 1996 [9]59FHyperpigmentation of the main folds and trunk, pruritic papules+ ?

Braun-Falco et al. 2001 [2]53MReticulate hyperpigmentation of the main folds, pruritic papules on the neck, trunk, axilla, and hands+

El Shabrawi-Caelen et al. 2007 [6]65FRecurrent maculopapular eruption involving the trunk and lower extremities++
67F+

Sprecher et al. 2007 [5]43FPruritic papular rash of the flexural areas and reticulate pigmentation+

Gilchrist et al. 2008 [3]41MHyperpigmentation of the flexures, pruritic papules on the trunk, and proximal extremities+

Müller et al. 2009 [8]41MErythematous macules and reticulate pigmentation of the main folds, without pruritus+
52M+
48F+
25MPigmented macules on the trunk and neck, erythematous, pruritic papules, and perioral scars and comedo-like lesions+