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This group contains additional names: - Fox-Fordyce disease
Apocrine miliaria (also known asFox-Fordyce disease) is is an uncommon, pruritic skin condition that is presumed to occur when apocrine sweat ducts become occluded and inflamed.
1 people with Apocrine miliaria
Signs of apocrine miliaria include: - Itchy bumps around the hair follicles of the underarm area, pubic region, and around the nipples - Dome-shaped flesh-coloured papules - Dark, thickened, dry skin - consequenced of scratching
Apocrine miliaria is usually diagnosed based on the history and clinical appearance of the rash. Your healthcare provider may choose to perform a skin biopsy may to demonstrate the characteristic histology findings if the lesion.
Treatments for apocrine miliaria include: - Topical retinoids - Topical steroids - Topical and oral antibiotics.
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