Fox-FordyceDisease: An under-diagnosed adverse event of laser hair removal? Fox-FordyceDisease (FFD) is a rare chronic inflammatory skin disease of the apocrine glands, mainly affecting post-pubertal women. It involves apocrine gland-bearing areas including the axilla, areola, anogenital area and umbilicus. FFD induced by laser hair removal is a newly reported entity of unknown pathogenesis
Clinical Effects of Topical Tacrolimus on Fox-FordyceDiseaseFox-FordyceDisease (FFD) is a rare, chronic, pruritic, inflammatory disorder of apocrine glands. It is characterized by dome-shaped, firm, discrete, skin-colored, and monomorphic perifollicular papules. The most common sites of involvement are axillae and anogenital and periareolar regions which are rich in apocrine sweat glands
Histopathology attributes of Fox-Fordycedisease. Fox-Fordycedisease is a rare chronic papular condition with a very characteristic clinical presentation but a nonspecific histopathology. Its traditionally described histopathologic features have been criticized as variable and indistinct. Recently, a perifollicular infiltrate of histiocytes with foamy cytoplasm has been described as a consistent and reliable diagnostic finding. To evaluate the traditional and most recently described histopathologic and immunohistochemical attributes of Fox-Fordycedisease, we performed a computerized search of specimens in two dermatopathologic databases in Puerto Rico from the years 2000-2010. An additional specimen was donated by a dermatopathologist from an outside institution. Three cases were
DermatologistDepartment of DermatologyQueen's Medical CentreNottingham University HospitalsNottinghamUKDisclosuresJE declares that he has no competing interests.Andrew D. Lee, MD, FAADConsultant DermatologistYadkin Valley DermatologyAffiliate of Hugh Chatham Memorial HospitalElkinNCDisclosuresADL declares that he has no competing interests. * * Differentials * Fox-Fordycedisease (apocrine miliaria) * Primary
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