Fox-Fordyce disease exacerbated by hyperhidrosis.
Fox-Fordyce disease is an uncommon disorder primarily affecting postpubertal females. It is characterized by intensely pruritic, papular eruptions in apocrine-gland bearing regions. Rarity and scant literature have resulted in a lack of definitive treatment options or pathognomonic diagnostic indicators. We report a 16-year-old boy with typical findings of Fox-Fordyce disease including numerous, grouped, rounded (1-3 mm), skin-colored papules confined to the axillary and periareolar areas, bilaterally. These lesions started before puberty, and were exacerbated by hyperhidrosis.
Alikhan
Ali
A
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine, CA, USA.
Gorouhi
Farzam
F
Zargari
Omid
O
D000293:Adolescent; D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla; D005260:Female; D005588:Fox-Fordyce Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male
D000536:Aluminum Hydroxide