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Suggest Treatment For Hailey-hailey Disease

hello. my problem is hailey-hailey disease. i have made a treatement with corticosteroids with no results. the problem is in genital zone. i have pain when i am walking, when i have sex. what can i do even for sex to not have that pains? whatever, tomorow i have an appointment with an upperlevel doctor in AKH in Wien. but my big problem is with sex with my man. i am only 36 years old.
Thu, 19 Mar 2015
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This is Dr Amit. Let me help you in this case
Hailey-Hailey disease is also known as benign chronic familial pemphigus. It is characterized by blisters and erosions most often affecting the neck, armpits, skin folds and genitals. The lesions may come and go and usually heal without scarring. Hailey-Hailey disease occurs due to a mutation in a specific gene that creates a protein that is essential for the proper health of skin.
The disorder becomes apparent after puberty, usually by the third or fourth decade but symptoms can develop at any age. Sunlight, heat, sweating and friction often aggravate the disorder.
Treatment part includes
1. Avoid trigger factors such as sunburn, sweating and friction helps to control the disease
2. Wear absorbant pads in underwear
3. Combination corticosteroid/ antibiotic creams are helpful as treating the secondary infection is important.
3. A number of other oral medications (retinoids, dapsone, and methotrexate) have been reported in single cases as partially effective but large trials have not been performed.
Hope i have given satisfactory answer to your question
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Suggest Treatment For Hailey-hailey Disease

Welcome to HCM This is Dr Amit. Let me help you in this case Hailey-Hailey disease is also known as benign chronic familial pemphigus. It is characterized by blisters and erosions most often affecting the neck, armpits, skin folds and genitals. The lesions may come and go and usually heal without scarring. Hailey-Hailey disease occurs due to a mutation in a specific gene that creates a protein that is essential for the proper health of skin. The disorder becomes apparent after puberty, usually by the third or fourth decade but symptoms can develop at any age. Sunlight, heat, sweating and friction often aggravate the disorder. Treatment part includes 1. Avoid trigger factors such as sunburn, sweating and friction helps to control the disease 2. Wear absorbant pads in underwear 3. Combination corticosteroid/ antibiotic creams are helpful as treating the secondary infection is important. 3. A number of other oral medications (retinoids, dapsone, and methotrexate) have been reported in single cases as partially effective but large trials have not been performed. Hope i have given satisfactory answer to your question Regards