Fox-Fordyce disease

Term ID

DOID:1381

Synonyms

• Fox Fordyce disease

Definition

A sweat gland disease that is characterized by dilatation of the follicular infundibulum with hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, and spongiosis with perifollicular inflammation leading to hair loss and has_symptom flesh colored papules with hair loss and pruritis, especially of the axilla. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4746034/

References

• GARD:6462
• ICD10CM:L75.2
• ICD9CM:705.82
• MESH:D005588
• NCI:C84716
• SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:254682006
• UMLS_CUI:C0016632

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:1381 )