Darier's disease

Da·rier's disease

noun \dar-ˈyāz-, där-\

Definition of DARIER'S DISEASE

: a genetically determined skin condition characterized by patches of keratotic papules—called also keratosis follicularis

Biographical Note for DARIER'S DISEASE

Da·rier \dȧr-yā\ , Jean Ferdinand (1856–1938), French dermatologist. Darier is known for classic descriptions of three conditions affecting the skin: the hereditary dermatosis now known as Darier's disease (1889), acanthosis nigricans (1893), and the skin eruptions associated with tuberculosis (1896).