"Fox-Fordyce Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Chronic pruritic disease, usually in women, characterized by small follicular papular eruptions in APOCRINE GLANDS areas. It is caused by obstruction and rupture of intraepidermal apocrine ducts.
| Descriptor ID |
D005588
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C17.800.946.492.285
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| Concept/Terms |
Fox-Fordyce Disease- Fox-Fordyce Disease
- Disease, Fox-Fordyce
- Fox Fordyce Disease
- Miliaria, Apocrine
- Apocrine Miliaria
- Fox-Fordyce Syndrome
- Fox Fordyce Syndrome
- Syndrome, Fox-Fordyce
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