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 © 2001-2009, DermAtlas | Image Name: | foxfordyce_1_020727 | File Type: | jpg | |
| Diagnosis: | MILIARIA, APOCRINE / FOX-FORDYCE DISEASE | Category: | papulosquamous eruptions / obstetrics (pregnancy related) and gynecology | ||
| Body Site: | axilla (armpit) | Age: | 22 years | ||
| Contributor: | Bernard Cohen, MD | ||||
| Description: | symmetric itchy axillary papules | ||||
| Comments: | This young woman complained of a presistent itchy rash in her axillae that developed during adolescence. The rash disappeared during the third trimester of her first pregnancy but recurred several months after delivery. This eruption is typical of apocrine miliaria or Fox-Fordyce disease. | ||||
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