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A peculiar affection of the mucous membrane of the lips and the oral cavity.
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J. cutan, gen.-urin. Dis. 14, 413-19. 1896 CE.
Fordyce, remembered for the description of “Fox–Fordyce disease”, also described a pseudocolloid of the buccal mucosa, which is known as “Fordyce’s disease”.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
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| Entry Number | #4123 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/5724 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | a-peculiar-affection-of-the-mucous-membrane-of-the-lips-and-the-oral-cavity |