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Darier's disease

noun Da·rier's disease \ dar-ˈyāz-, där- \
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medical 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

  • Darier play \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).

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