A Case of Fox-Fordyce Disease.
- Author:
Woo Young SIM
;
Dae Kwang HONG
;
Eul Nam HAN
;
Choong Rim HAW
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Fox - Fordyce disease
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Female;
Fox-Fordyce Disease*;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Sweat Glands
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1985;23(1):120-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Fox-Fordyce disease is a chronic pruritic papular eiruption, usually appearing in women and presenting a strict localization to the areas bearing apocrine sweat glands. More than 90g, of the cases were seen in women, the majority being in the age group of 13 to 35 years. The present report deals with unusual case of 14-year-old boy who developed Fox-Fordyce disease 6 years ago. To our knowledge, it is extremely rare case in Korea.
