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Chapter-11 Disorders of Adnexae/Appendages

BOOK TITLE: Review of Dermatology

Author
1. Jindal Saurabh
ISBN
9789386322302
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14213_12
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
15
Author Affiliations
1. Mahatma Gandhi Mission Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, MGM Medical College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Dr Jindal’s Skin and Dental Clinic, Karkardooma, New Delhi; Max Superspeciality Hospital, Vaishali, Ghaziabad, MGM Medical College, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra India
Chapter keywords
Adnexae, appendage, acne vulgaris, comedone, papule, pustule, nodule, scar, rosacea, hidradenitis suppurativa, Fordyce spot, prickly heat

Abstract

The chapter discusses about the disorders of adnexae or appendages. Acne vulgaris is a chronic inflammatory disease of pilosebaceous follicles, typically on face, neck, upper trunk and upper arms; its typical lesions are comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, and scars. Triggers of acne vulgaris are puberty, oily skin, summer, drugs, menses, and cosmetics. Rosacea is a chronic disorder of facial convexities that occur between 30–50 years of age. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disease of occlusion of hair follicles and apocrine ducts that presents as comedones, red, tender nodules, abscesses, sinuses and scarring in the apocrine gland-bearing areas of the body, most commonly the skin folds—axillary, inguinal and ano-genital regions. Other topics discussed are Fordyce spots or Fordyce disease, Fox–Fordyce disease, miliaria (prickly heat), bromhidrosis, chromhidrosis (colored sweat).

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