Disease or Syndrome
follicular hyperkeratosis
fol·lic·u·lar hy·per·ker·a·to·sis
Definitions related to follicular hyperkeratosis:
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(phrynoderma) Rough, dry, hypertrophic eruption of the skin associated with vitamin A deficiency.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A skin condition characterized by excessive development of keratin in hair follicles, resulting in rough, cone-shaped, elevated papules resulting from closure of hair follicles with a white plug of sebum.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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