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Grover's disease (transient acantholytic dermatosis) - Viva
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Q1: Definition and clinical presentation (2 min)
What is Grover's disease (transient acantholytic dermatosis)? How does it typically present? Who gets it, where on the body, and what is the predominant symptom?
Q2: Differential diagnosis (3 min)
What conditions would you consider in the differential diagnosis? How would you distinguish Grover's from Darier's disease, Hailey-Hailey disease, pemphigus vulgaris, pemphigus foliaceus, scabies, miliaria and eczema?
Q3: Investigations (2 min)
What investigations would you arrange? Why is direct immunofluorescence essential, and what would you expect to find in each of the four histological patterns?
Q4: Management (3 min)
Outline your stepwise approach to management. What are the first-line, second-line, and refractory treatments, and how does the tetracycline-class antibiotic work?
Q5: Complications and prognosis (2 min)
What are the main complications? What is the typical prognosis, and when should you suspect paraneoplastic acantholytic dermatosis?