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Fox-Fordyce disease

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Fox-Fordyce disease isa chronic skin diseasemost common in women aged 13-35 years.It is characterized by the development of intense itching in the underarm area, the pubic area, and around the nipple of the breast as a result of perspiration which becomes trapped in the sweat gland and surrounding areas. The cause is unknown,but heat, humidity, and stress may play a role. Treatment may include the use of retinoids, antibiotics, and immunosuppressants. [ https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6462/fox-fordyce-disease ]

Term info

database cross reference
  • ICD9:705.82 (MONDO:i2s)
  • UMLS:C0016632 (NCIT:C84716)
  • GARD:0006462 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • Wikipedia:Fox-Fordyce_disease (EFO:1000703)
  • SCTID:65038009 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • NCIT:C84716 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • DOID:1381 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • EFO:1000703 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • ICD10CM:L75.2 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
  • MESH:D005588 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
Subsets

gard_rare

definition

Fox-Fordyce disease isa chronic skin diseasemost common in women aged 13-35 years.It is characterized by the development of intense itching in the underarm area, the pubic area, and around the nipple of the breast as a result of perspiration which becomes trapped in the sweat gland and surrounding areas. The cause is unknown,but heat, humidity, and stress may play a role. Treatment may include the use of retinoids, antibiotics, and immunosuppressants.

exactMatch

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C84716, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D005588, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_1381, http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/ICD10CM/L75.2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0016632, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/65038009

has exact synonym

Fox Fordyce disease, Fox-Fordyce disease

has related synonym

miliaria, apocrine, Fox-Fordyce syndrome, apocrine miliaria

id

MONDO:0006553

seeAlso

https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/6462/fox-fordyce-disease

Term relations

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