Fox-Fordyce disease: report of two cases with perifollicular xanthomatosis on histological image

Abstract: Fox-Fordyce disease is a relatively infrequent pathology of the apocrine glands that affects almost exclusively young women. The disease is characterized by the presence of pruritic follicular papules mainly in the armpits that respond poorly to treatment and severely affect the patient’s quality of life. We report two cases with clinical diagnosis and histopathological confirmation, presenting perifollicular xanthomatosis on histological examination, recently described as a distinctive, consistent, and specific feature of this disease.

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Main Authors: Vega-Memije,María Elisa, Pérez-Rojas,Diego Olin, Boeta-Ángeles,Leticia, Valdés-Landrum,Patricia
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2018
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0365-05962018000400012
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