Disease or Syndrome
miliaria
mil·i·ar·i·a [ mil-ee-air-ee-uh ]
Subclass of:
Sweat Gland Diseases
Etymology:
Latin milium = millet seed + -ia = condition
Named from a supposed resemblance of these tiny blisters to the small seeds.
Named from a supposed resemblance of these tiny blisters to the small seeds.
Definitions related to miliaria:
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A small (one mm or less) vesicular, papular or pustular monomorphous rash, which is associated with heat, fever or occlusion of sweat glands.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A small (one mm or less), vesicular, papular or pustular monomorphous rash, which is associated with heat, fever or occlusion of sweat glands.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A syndrome of cutaneous changes associated with sweat retention and extravasation of sweat at different levels in the skin. Miliaria rubra, or prickly heat, results from apocrine duct obstruction. The sweat then seeps into the epidermis, producing pruritic erythematous papulovesicles. (From Dorland, 27th ed)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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In miliaria, sweat flow is obstructed and trapped within the skin, causing skin lesions. Miliaria most often occurs in warm humid weather but may occur in cool weather in an overdressed, hospitalized, or bedridden patient. Lesions vary depending on the depth of tissue at which the sweat duct is obstructed.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Heat rash - also known as prickly heat and miliaria - isn't just for babies. It affects adults, too, especially during hot, humid weather.Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
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Miliaria is a generic term referring to a cutaneous eruption due to retention of sweat as a result of occlusion or disruption of eccrine sweat ducts. The three types of miliaria are miliaria crystallina, miliaria rubra, and miliaria profunda.Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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Miliaria, an inflammatory disorder of human skin, characterized by multiple small lesions at the site of sweat pores, brought about by the blockage of sweat ducts and the resulting escape of sweat into various levels of the skin. Most cases of miliaria occur in extremely hot weather; the lesions...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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