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Darier's disease (DD) is a rare, genetic skin disorder. It is an autosomal dominant disorder, that is, if one parent has DD, there is a 50% chance than a child will inherit DD. It was first reported by French dermatologist Ferdinand-Jean Darier in 1889.
Acantholytic dyskeratotic epidermal nevus is a cutaneous condition identical to the generalized form of Darier's disease. [1]: 849 "Acantholytic dyskeratotic epidermal nevus" is probably the same disorder. [1]: 849
Polydactylous longitudinal erythronychia has been most commonly associated with Darier's disease [10] and lichen planus [11] but has also occasionally been associated with acantholytic epidermolysis bullosa, [12] no association, [13] graft-versus-host disease, [14] [15] hemiplegia, [16] and systemic amyloidosis. [11]
No treatment is usually needed as they usually go away anywhere from months to years. The lesions may last from anywhere between 4 weeks to 34 years with an average duration of 11 months. If caused by an underlying disease or malignancy, then treating and removing the disease or malignancy will stop the lesions.
This property makes adapalene an effective treatment for keratosis pilaris and callus. Other non-FDA approved indications that have been reported in the literature include treatment of warts, molluscum contagiosum, Darier's disease, photoaging, pigmentary disorders, actinic keratoses and alopecia areata. [7]
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Darier's sign is a change observed after stroking lesions on the skin of a person with systemic mastocytosis or urticaria pigmentosa. [1] In general, the skin becomes swollen, itchy and red. This is a result of compression of mast cells, which are hyperactive in these diseases. These mast cells release inflammatory granules which contain ...