Rare diseases · Sign or symptom
Abnormality of skin adnexa physiology
HP:0025276
What it means
Any functional anomaly of the skin adnexa (skin appendages), which are specialized skin structures located within the dermis and focally within the subcutaneous fatty tissue, comprising three histologically distinct structures: (1) the pilosebaceous unit (hair follicle and sebaceous glands); (2) the eccrine sweat glands; and (3) the apocrine glands.
Part of the broader category
Abnormality of skin adnexa physiology
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