Apocrine chromhidrosis involving the areolae in a 15-year-old amateur figure skater.
Apocrine chromhidrosis is a rare disease frequently localized to the face or axillae, and rarely has been reported to occur around the breasts. We report a 15-year-old amateur figure skater who displayed localized chromhidrosis around her areolae. The most common precipitating event was exercise. She was treated topically with capsaicin cream 0.025% with a subsequent decrease in symptomatology.
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Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5032, USA.
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Kahn
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D000293:Adolescent; D001050:Apocrine Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D001940:Breast; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008062:Lipofuscin / Q000378:metabolism; D013546:Sweating
D008062:Lipofuscin