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Clinical Effects of Topical Tacrolimus on Fox-Fordyce Disease
Joint Authors
Kaya Erdoğan, Hilal
Bulur, Işıl
Kaya, Zeliha
Source
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Fox-Fordyce Disease (FFD) is a rare, chronic, pruritic, inflammatory disorder of apocrine glands.
It is characterized by dome-shaped, firm, discrete, skin-colored, and monomorphic perifollicular papules.
The most common sites of involvement are axillae and anogenital and periareolar regions which are rich in apocrine sweat glands.
Treatment is difficult.
Topical, intralesional steroids, topical tretinoin, adapalene, clindamycin, benzoyl peroxide, oral contraceptives, isotretinoin, phototherapy, electrocauterisation, excision-liposuction and curettage, and fractional carbon dioxide laser are among the treatment options.
In the literature, there are articles reporting beneficial effects of pimecrolimus in FFD.
Nevertheless, there have not been any reports about the use of tacrolimus in FFD.
We report two patients diagnosed with FFD by clinical and histopathologic examination and discussed therapeutic effects of topical tacrolimus on FFD in the light of literature.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kaya Erdoğan, Hilal& Bulur, Işıl& Kaya, Zeliha. 2015. Clinical Effects of Topical Tacrolimus on Fox-Fordyce Disease. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kaya Erdoğan, Hilal…[et al.]. Clinical Effects of Topical Tacrolimus on Fox-Fordyce Disease. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kaya Erdoğan, Hilal& Bulur, Işıl& Kaya, Zeliha. Clinical Effects of Topical Tacrolimus on Fox-Fordyce Disease. Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058359
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058359