Hidradenitis Suppurativa Associated with Galli-Galli Disease: Extending the Link with Dowling-Degos Disease

Galli-Galli disease (GGD) is a rare genodermatosis that is distinguished from Dowling-Degos disease (DDD) by the histologic finding of acantholysis. We present a case of a female patient with pruritic intertriginous plaques and history of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS). While reports exist associating DDD with HS, to our knowledge, GGD in association with HS has not been reported in recent literature. HS in association with DDD has been found to have causal mutations, involving the gamma-secretase complex and POFUT1 genes. DDD also has shared causal mutations with GGD in the POGLUT1 and KRT5 genes. These three skin diseases have been linked to different gene mutations, which are all associated with the Notch signaling pathway.