miliaria

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M0293300 (mĭl′ē-âr′ē-ə)n. See heat rash.

[New Latin (fēbris) miliāria, miliary (fever), feminine of Latin miliārius, of millet; see miliary.]

mil′i·ar′i·al adj.

miliaria

(ˌmɪlɪˈɛərɪə) n (Pathology) an acute itching eruption of the skin, caused by blockage of the sweat glands. Nontechnical names: heat rash or prickly heat [C19: from New Latin, from Latin miliārius miliary]

mil•i•ar•i•a

(ˌmɪl iˈɛər i ə)

n. an inflammatory disease of the skin, located about the sweat glands, marked by the formation of vesicles or papules resembling millet seeds; prickly heat. [1700–10; < New Latin miliāria, Latin: feminine of miliārius miliary]

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Noun

miliaria - obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidityheat rash, prickly heatrash, roseola, skin rash, efflorescence - any red eruption of the skin

Translations

Miliaria

miliaria

[‚mil·ē′ar·ē·ə] (medicine) An acute inflammatory skin disease, the lesions consisting of vesicles and papules, which may be accompanied by a prickling or tingling sensation. Also known as heat rash; prickly heat.

Miliaria

a condition resulting from intensified perspiration caused by overheating during hot weather or by wearing excessive clothing. The condition is observed most often in nursing infants and young children who are in poor physical condition or afflicted with such diseases as rickets, tuberculosis, or exudative diathesis. Tiny vesicles appear on the externally unchanged skin of the torso; subjective sensations are absent. Miliaria rubra (prickly heat), or itching inflamed nodules with surface vesicles, may arise. A secondary infection may develop, resulting in tiny pustules that dry into scabs. Treatment involves removal of the basic cause, good care of the skin, and observance of the rules of personal hygiene. Unctuous antiseptic powders should be applied locally.

miliaria

[mil″e-ar´e-ah] a cutaneous condition with retention of sweat, which is extravasated at different levels in the skin. Treatment is directed at reducing sweating by reducing the external heat load and avoiding irritating agents and tight clothing. Bland powders may be helpful. Called also prickly heat and heat rash.

mil·i·a·ri·a

(mil'ē-ā'rē-ă), An eruption of minute vesicles and papules due to retention of fluid at the orifices of sweat glands. Synonym(s): miliary fever (2) [L. miliarius, relating to millet, fr. milium, millet]

miliaria

A condition characterised by multiple vesicles associated with increased heat, moisture and occlusion.

Clinical findings
Pruritus, hypohidrosis, irritability.

miliaria

Prickly heat Dermatology A condition characterized by multiple vesicles associated with ↑ heat, moisture, occlusion Clinical Pruritus, hypohidrosis may cause irritability and insomnia. Cf Diaper dermatitis.

mil·i·a·ri·a

(mil'ē-ā'rē-ă) An eruption of minute vesicles and papules due to retention of fluid at the orifices of sweat glands.
Synonym(s): miliary fever (2) . [L. miliarius, relating to millet, fr. milium, millet]

miliaria

(mil-e-ar'e-a) [L. miliaria, pert. to millet (seeds)] An inflamed papular or vesicular rash that results from obstruction of the flow of sweat from sweat glands, esp. by occlusive clothing in warm and humid conditions. miliary (mil'e-er?e), adjective

Treatment

The rash often improves after the patient returns to a cooler climate or the affected area is cooled and dried.

MILIARIA

apocrine miliaria

Fordyce-Fox disease.illustration

miliaria crystallina

A noninflammatory eruption from sweat glands marked by whitish vesicles caused by the retention of sweat in the cornified layer of the skin, appearing after profuse sweating or in certain febrile diseases. Synonym: sudamina

miliaria profunda

A form of miliaria seen almost exclusively in the tropics, frequently following attacks of miliaria rubra. The affected area is covered with pale, firm, painless papules 1 to 3 mm across. These papules do not cause itching.

miliaria rubra

Prickly heat.illustration

miliaria

A prickling skin eruption caused by blockage of sweat gland ducts and due to excessive sweating, especially in unacclimatized people in the tropics. Also known as prickly heat.

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apocrine miliaria

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Synonyms for miliaria

noun obstruction of the sweat ducts during high heat and humidity

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