Fox-Fordyce disease.

[Perifollicular xanthomatosis as a key histological finding in Fox-Fordyce disease].

Fox-Fordyce disease is a rare skin condition characterized by the presence of multiple pruritic follicular papules in areas rich in apocrine glands, such as the axillae, mammary areolae, or genital regions. There is a high degree of variability in the histological findings seen in Fox-Fordyce disease. In addition to those described as typical of this entity, such as dilation of the infundibulum...

Fox-Fordyce disease in daughter and father.

On examination, discrete 2to 3-mm perifollicular papules localized to the bilateral axillae ( fig. 1 ) and the pubic area were noted. The color of the papules ranged from flesh-colored to slightly hypopigmented. Additionally, her left axilla showed areas of superficial erosion, erythema and overlying honey-colored crust ( fig. 2 ). Of particular interest, the patient’s father was also examined ...

Fox-Fordyce disease*

Whitish plaque on the soft palate.

5. Simón P, Sánchez-Yus E, Requena L. La glándula ecrina y la glándula apocrina de la piel humana normal. In: Requena L, editor. Neoplasias anexiales cutáneas. Madrid: Grupo Aula Médica; 2004. p. 3. 6. Zouboulis C, Tsatsou F. Trastorno de las glándulas sudoríparas apocrinas. In: Wolff, Goldsmith, Katz, Gilchrest, Paller, Leffell, editors. Fitzpatrick. Dermatología en Medicina General. 7.a ed. B...

Fox-Fordyce disease: response to adapalene 0.1%.

The Fox-Fordyce disease is a rare inflammatory dermatosis that affects mainly young women and is characterized by multiple follicular papules, skin color or brownish, very itchy, localized in areas rich in apocrine glands. Histopathology shows focal spongiosis of the upper infundibulum with fibrosis and perifollicular lymphohistiocytic infiltrate. The diagnosis is based on clinical and histopat...

A novel modality using microwave technology for the treatment of Fox-Fordyce disease (FFD).

F ox-Fordyce disease (FFD) (also known as apocrine miliaria) is a rare dermatologic condition characterized by multiple skin-colored, equidistant, perifollicular papules distributed in areas rich in apocrine glands. These areas typically include the axillae, anogenital, and periareolar regions. This condition primarily affects young females between 15 and 35 years of age, and rarely presents be...