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Research Article | Volume 19 Issue 2 (April-June, 2026) | Pages 79 - 84
Late-Onset Hailey-Hailey Disease Complicated by Infection: A Case for Integrating Antimicrobial Therapy and Dupilumab
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Louisiana State University Health School of Medicine, Shreveport, LA, USA
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Department of Pathology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Cook County Health and Hospital System, Chicago, IL, USA
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Department of Dermatology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, USA
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Received
April 16, 2026
Revised
April 20, 2026
Accepted
April 26, 2026
Published
April 29, 2026
Abstract

Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD) is a rare autosomal dominant genodermatosis that typically presents in mid-adulthood but may be underrecognized in older patients with atypical or late-onset disease. We report a 71-year-old woman with no family history who presented with a one-year history of painful, malodorous intertriginous erosions refractory to standard therapies. Histopathology confirmed HHD, demonstrating suprabasal acantholysis with a “dilapidated brick wall” pattern. Her course was complicated by Staphylococcus aureus and HSV-2 superinfection, which improved with targeted antimicrobial therapy. Due to persistent disease activity, dupilumab was initiated, resulting in rapid and sustained clinical improvement with near-complete resolution at one month and continued remission at six months. This case highlights the diagnostic challenge of late-onset HHD and supports dupilumab as a promising therapeutic option for refractory disease.

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