Fox-Fordyce disease after laser therapy:
Radiofrequency as a treatment option.
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https://doi.org/10.29176/2590843X.29Keywords:
Fox-Fordyce disease, lasers, radio wavesAbstract
Apocrine miliaria, also known as Fox-Fordyce disease, is an unusual pathology, characterized by pruritic skin lesions caused by the obstruction of apocrine ducts.
We present and discuss a case secondary to laser therapy and show the successful results of radiofrequency ablation as a therapeutic option.
Author Biographies
Alejandra Ávila-Álvarez, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Médica, residente de Dermatología, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
María Elizabeth Gaviria-Barrera, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Médica dermatóloga; docente titular, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Camilo Arias-Rodríguez, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Médico interno, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Luz Marina Gómez, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
Médica dermatóloga, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Medellín, Colombia
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