Medical Dictionary
Darier's disease
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Da·rier's disease
\dar-ˈyāz-, där-\
Medical Definition of Darier's disease
: a genetically determined skin condition characterized by patches of keratotic papules—called also keratosis follicularis
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Biographical Note for darier's disease
Darier
\dȧr-yā\play , 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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