Fox - Fordyce Disease, a Case Report

Prurito Vulvar y Enfermedad de Fox – Fordyce, un reporte de caso

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https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v20i2.2516

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Enfermedad de Fox-Fordyce, reporte de caso

Abstract

Fox-Fordyce disease is a non-infectious, infrequent inflammatory dermatosis of apocrine glands, isolated by a pruritic papular rash that usually begins frequently at puberty, and which may involve vulva, armpit and perianal region. It affects women more frequently, approximately in a 9 to 1 ratio, compared to men. In the presentation of the case of a female patient, 53 years old, in consultation of Gynecology-Obstetrics, of the General Maria Auxiliadora Hospital, for presenting for 5 months, papular eruption in vulvar area, associated with intermittent pruritus. A biopsy of the lesion was requested, and it was sent to the Pathological Anatomy Service, receiving a fragment of dark brown tissue, 0.3 x 0.2 x 0.1cm, which was automatically processed, obtaining a histological sheet, in which evidence dilated apocrine glands, which show a thick secretion made up of mucin, in its light. The patient met the histopathological criteria for the diagnosis of Fox - Fordyce disease. Consider the case presentation because of the infrequent nature of this disease

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Published

2020-03-25

How to Cite

Contreras Gala, K. L. (2020). Fox - Fordyce Disease, a Case Report: Prurito Vulvar y Enfermedad de Fox – Fordyce, un reporte de caso. Revista De La Facultad De Medicina Humana, 20(2), 1. https://doi.org/10.25176/RFMH.v20i2.2516

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