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Grover's Disease

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  • Signs & Symptoms of Grover's Disease

    Grover's disease is a skin condition considered common in older males, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. Causes include excessive exposure to the sun, dry skin and chronic sweating. The condition may appear for a few weeks and then disappear for good, or become indefinitely intermittent. Currently, there is no cure. Treatment focuses upon relieving the symptoms until the condition can resolve itself, according to Mayo Clinic.

  • Do Women Get Grover's Disease?

    Men are more likely to be stricken with Grover's disease than women, three times more likely in fact, but women can get it. This condition is normally seen on men who are over the age of 40. Even though it is it uncommon, children can also acquire this condition.

  • What Is Grover's Disease?

    Grover's disease, also known as transient acantholytic dermatosis, is a skin condition that results in small, red blisters. A relatively rare and unknown condition, most cases are irritating but nonthreatening. The condition usually appears suddenly, and tends to affect men older than 40 years of age.

  • Treatment for Grover's Disease

    Grover's disease, or transient acantholytic dermatosis, is a skin disorder that most commonly affects middle-age white men, although it has been diagnosed in women, various ethnic groups and children. It's characterized by a sudden appearance of red, bumpy, itchy spots on the body, especially the back and chest. Because it's similar to other skin problems, the disease is probably underdiagnosed, according to The Doctor's Doctor. It can take six months or much longer for the rash to go away. Occasionally, outbreaks of Grover's disease may lead to the development of dermatitis.

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