Chapter 3: Vesiculobullous Diseases

Many dermatologic conditions have more than one name. Please match the following diseases with their alternative designation.

Pemphigus foliaceus

A) Darier disease

B) Hailey-Hailey disease

C) Grover disease

D) Fogo selvagem

The correct answer is D.

Pemphigus foliaceus and fogo selvagem clinically and pathophysiologically represent two different entities. However, morphologic distinction may be impossible.

Many dermatologic conditions have more than one name. Please match the following diseases with their alternative designation.

Transient acantholytic dermatosis

A) Darier disease

B) Hailey-Hailey disease

C) Grover disease

D) Fogo selvagem

The correct answer is C.

Pemphigus foliaceus and fogo selvagem clinically and pathophysiologically represent two different entities. However, morphologic distinction may be impossible.

Many dermatologic conditions have more than one name. Please match the following diseases with their alternative designation.

Benign familial pemphigus

A) Darier disease

B) Hailey-Hailey disease

C) Grover disease

D) Fogo selvagem

The correct answer is B.

Pemphigus foliaceus and fogo selvagem clinically and pathophysiologically represent two different entities. However, morphologic distinction may be impossible.

Many dermatologic conditions have more than one name. Please match the following diseases with their alternative designation.

Keratosis follicularis

A) Darier disease

B) Hailey-Hailey disease

C) Grover disease

D) Fogo selvagem

The correct answer is A.

Pemphigus foliaceus and fogo selvagem clinically and pathophysiologically represent two different entities. However, morphologic distinction may be impossible.

Which of the following statements regarding intraepidermal vesicular and pustular diseases is INCORRECT?

A) Acantholysis is defined as a disruption in cohesion between adjacent keratinocytes resulting in separated and rounded keratinocytes rimmed by a brightly eosinophilic band of keratin. Intercellular bridges are lost.

B) With spongiosis, intercellular bridges are more prominently seen due to the accumulation extracellular intraepidermal edema.