2018年2月19日 · Miliaria rubra is the most common type of heat rash. It is seen in children and in up to 30% of adults who move to a tropical environment or are unexpectedly exposed to heat and humidity. Although miliaria may develop within days of arriving in the tropics, it often takes several months to peak. Miliaria profunda is rare and presents in adult ...

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Miliaria. Miliaria affects about 15% of newborn babies in warm climates and is due to blockage (occlusion) of the sweat duct. If the occlusion is superficial, sweat collects just below the stratum corneum (dead cells on the skin surface) forming clear, thin-walled blisters (miliaria cristallina). Slightly deeper occlusion results in red papules ...

Miliaria. Miliaria refers to sweat rash (prickly heat) due to obstructed sweat glands and perhaps localised hyperproliferation of specific commensal microorganisms such as strains of Staphylococcus epidermidis. It presents with non-follicular superficial papules, vesicles or pustules mainly arising on the trunk.

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Folliculitis is inflammation of the hair follicle and bacterial folliculitis (due to infection), is the most common form. Bacterial folliculitis is usually due to Staphylococcus aureus. and can be treated using warm compresses, analgesics, topical antibiotics and …

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What is miliaria? Miliaria is a common skin disease caused by blockage and/or inflammation of eccrine sweat ducts. Miliaria is frequently seen in hot, humid, or tropical climates, in patients in hospital, and in the neonatal period. Miliaria is also known as heat rash, sweat rash or prickly heat. Read more

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It is also called apocrine miliaria, apocrine duct occlusion, and sweat retention disease. Who gets Fox-Fordyce disease? Fox-Fordyce disease mainly affects post-pubertal women between the ages of 13 and 35 years. Children and males are sometimes affected. What causes Fox-Fordyce disease? The cause of Fox-Fordyce disease is unknown.