Heat-Related Skin-Colored Papules with Associated Hypohidrosis: Miliaria Profunda

Authors

  • Kamonrat Sunantawanich INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SERVICES, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BANGKOK, THAILAND.
  • Walaiorn Pratchyapruit INSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SERVICES, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BANGKOK, THAILAND.

Keywords:

Hypohidrosis, heat-related illness, miliaria

Abstract

A healthy young Thai man presented with easily overheating and multiple confluent flesh-colored papules on the trunk, chest and upper arms during exercise. The symptoms started in peak of summer without history of previous skin lesion. He was diagnosed with miliaria profunda with associated localized hypohidrosis. Keratolytic ointment, antiseptic soap and topical retinoid alleviated the condition.

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Published

2021-06-09

How to Cite

Sunantawanich, K., & Pratchyapruit, W. (2021). Heat-Related Skin-Colored Papules with Associated Hypohidrosis: Miliaria Profunda. Thai Journal of Dermatology, 37(2), 57–62. Retrieved from https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJD/article/view/249057

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