<\/span><\/h2>\nFox-Fordyce disease is a rare skin disorder that occurs mainly in women between the ages of 13 and 35 years. However, it sometimes affects men and boys. The condition is also known as' apocrine duct occlusion<\/span>"And" sweat retention disease ".<\/p>\nThe condition is characterized by the development of itchy bumps around the hair<\/span> follicles<\/span> from the armpit area, the pubic region and around the nipples. Results from inflammation<\/span> of the apocrine sweat glands, found only in these areas.<\/p>\n<\/span>What are the signs and symptoms of Fox-Fordyce disease?<\/span><\/h2>\nFox-Fordyce disease can cause very intense itching that disturbs sleep, but in some cases it does not produce any symptoms. The condition occurs frequently in hot conditions, humidity<\/span>, friction and stress. Common features include:<\/p>\n\n- Dome-shaped flesh-colored to small reddish papules<\/span> affecting almost all hair follicle<\/span> In the area<\/li>\n
- Dark, thickened, and dry skin from scratching (lichenification<\/span>)<\/li>\n
- Reduced or absent sweating in the affected area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The condition can persist for many years. In some cases, it can disappear in pregnancy for unknown reasons. In others, it may resolve into menopause (but it may persist afterward as well).<\/p>\n\n<\/span>Fox-Fordyce disease<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/section>\n\n\n
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<\/span>What causes Fox-Fordyce disease?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe cause of Fox-Fordyce disease is unknown. For some reason, apocrine sweat gets trapped like a scaly<\/span> plug forms in the hair follicle. Apocrine sweat ducts break, leak, and become inflamed, resulting in severe itching.<\/p>\nFactors identified as part of the development of the condition include:<\/p>\n
\n- Emotional and hormonal influences<\/li>\n
- Alterations in the components of sweat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>How was the diagnosis made?<\/span><\/h2>\nThe diagnosis is made on the patient's history and the clinical appearance of the eruption<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/span>What is the treatment for Fox-Fordyce disease?<\/span><\/h2>\nThere is no cure for Fox-Fordyce disease. Medical treatments that have been used with varying degrees of success include:<\/p>\n
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- Topical steroids<\/li>\n
- Oral antibiotics<\/li>\n
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Clindamycin solution<\/span>\n<\/li>\n- Antiandrogen hormone therapy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other forms of treatment used are Ultraviolet radiation<\/span> (phototherapy), dermabrasion, liposuction, and surgery excision<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la enfermedad de Fox-Fordyce? La enfermedad de Fox-Fordyce es un trastorno cut\u00e1neo poco frecuente que ocurre principalmente en mujeres entre las edades de 13 y 35 a\u00f1os. Sin…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[204],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7016","wiki","type-wiki","status-publish","format-standard","category-glosario-definiciones"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/7016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wiki"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7016"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/wiki\/7016\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctorhoogstra.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}