{"id":171862,"date":"2022-07-20T07:04:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-20T07:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=171862"},"modified":"2023-07-30T05:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-30T05:36:17","slug":"fox-fordyce-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/fox-fordyce-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Fox-Fordyce disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A chronic pruritic papular eruption of areas of the skin that contain apocrine sweat glands. The intraepidermal ducts of the apocrine glands become obstructed and eventually rupture. The disease occurs mostly in persons 13 to 35 years of age and about 10 times more frequently in women than men. It does not occur before puberty.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words flex-col gap-4\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>A long-lasting condition characterized by itching, typically seen in women, which is marked by the presence of tiny bumps in areas where apocrine sweat glands are situated.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The bumps associated with Fox-Fordyce disease result from blockage and bursting of apocrine ducts in the epidermis, the skin&#8217;s outermost layer. 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