Abstract
Galli-Galli disease is a rare acantholytic variant of Dowling-Degos disease, with few cases reported in the literature. We describe a case of Galli-Galli disease and review the literature.
Highlights
Galli-Galli disease (GGD) is a very rare variant of the Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) with the histologic finding of focal acantholysis
Histopathologic examination of three biopsy specimens revealed digitiform epithelial downgrowths of the rete ridges, with hyperpigmentation of the basal layer confined to the tips of the rete ridges
In one of the biopsy specimens, we found acantholytic and dyskeratotic cells (Figure 2(b))
Summary
Galli-Galli disease (GGD) is a very rare variant of the Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) with the histologic finding of focal acantholysis. It was originally reported by Bardach et al in 1982, who described the disease in two brothers and named it eponymically after this family [1]
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