Apocrine miliaria

Introduction: Apocrine miliaria

Description of Apocrine miliaria

Apocrine miliaria (medical condition): A rare disorder where sweat trapped in the sweat glands results in...more »

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Fox-Fordyce Disease:
  »Introduction: Fox-Fordyce Disease
  »Symptoms of Fox-Fordyce Disease

Apocrine miliaria: SYN: Fox-Fordyce disease.
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Apocrine miliaria: Chronic pruritic disease, usually in women, characterized by small follicular papular eruptions in apocrine areas. It is caused by obstruction and rupture of intraepidermal apocrine ducts. (From Dorland, 27th ed)
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Apocrine miliaria: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Apocrine miliaria:

• Miliaria
• SYN
• Fox
• Fordyce
• Fordyce disease

Apocrine miliaria: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Apocrine miliaria is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Apocrine miliaria, or a subtype of Apocrine miliaria, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Apocrine miliaria as a Disease

Apocrine miliaria: Another name for Fox-Fordyce Disease (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Fox-Fordyce Disease
  »Symptoms of Fox-Fordyce Disease

Apocrine miliaria: Related Diseases

Apocrine miliaria: Apocrine miliaria is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Skin conditions

Symptoms of Apocrine miliaria (Fox-Fordyce Disease)

Some of the symptoms of Apocrine miliaria incude:

• Severe itchiness
• Itchy armpit
• Itchy pubic area
• Itchy nipple area
• Darkened skin

See full list of 10 symptoms of Apocrine miliaria (Fox-Fordyce Disease)

Apocrine miliaria: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Apocrine miliaria:

• apocrine miliria
• Hidradenitis
• irradiation therapy
• clindamycin

Terms associated with Apocrine miliaria:

Terms Similar to Apocrine miliaria:

• Fox-Fordyce disease

Source: Diseases Database

• Fox-Fordyce syndrome
• Miliaria, apocrine
• Fox-Fordyce disease

Source - NIH

External links related to: Apocrine miliaria

• Fox-Fordyce disease (www.whonamedit.com)
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,Fox-Fordyce disease,miliaria, apocrine
• eMedicine - Fox-Fordyce Disease : Article by Stephen W White, MD
• DermAtlas: Online Dermatology Image Library dermatology image,miliaria, apocrine,Fox-Fordyce disease

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