Variable Response to Naltrexone in Patients With Hailey-Hailey Disease

JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Mar 1;154(3):362-363. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2017.5463.

Authors

Severine Cao¹, Evelyn Lilly^{1

2}, Steven T Chen^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Medical School, Boston Massachusetts.
² Department of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.

Abstract

This case series presents 3 cases of patients with Hailey-Hailey disease demonstrating varying responses to naltrexone.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Naltrexone / therapeutic use*
Narcotic Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Pemphigus, Benign Familial / drug therapy*
Quality of Life
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Narcotic Antagonists
Naltrexone