title: Fox Fordyce disease as a secondary effect of laser hair removal.
abstract: Fox Fordyce disease (FFD) has been recently described as an adverse effect of laser hair removal. It is an apocrine gland disorder characterized by pruritus and a folliculocentric papular eruption in apocrine sweat gland areas. Different etiologies have been proposed to be the cause of this entity. It has been suggested that a fisical factor could contribute to FFD phatogenesis. We report a new case of FFD after laser hair removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Clinic University of Navarra , Pamplona , Spain.
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bernad
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gil
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lera
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giménez de Azcárate
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Irarrazaval
authors.forename: Miguel Ángel
authors.initials: MÁ
authors.lastname: Idoate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001365:Axilla; D005260:Female; D005588:Fox-Fordyce Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D006204:Hair Removal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D054023:Lasers, Semiconductor / Q000009:adverse effects*; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011537:Pruritus / Q000209:etiology
keywords: Fox Fordyce disease; laser hair removal; lasers and light sources; side effects