Diseases of the Sweat Glands

Mackey, Herbert O.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-15275-9_33

Herbert O. Mackey F.R.C.S.I., L.R.C.P.I., D.P.H. (Univ. Dub.), L.M., F.R.I.A.M.²

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There are two types of sweat glands: (1) Eccrine, the small sweat glands whieh open on the surface of the skin, and (2) apocrine glands, the large sweat glands, whose ducts open into the hair follicles. They are numerous in the axilla, ano-genital region and on the nipple.

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Herbert O. Mackey F.R.C.S.I., L.R.C.P.I., D.P.H. (Univ. Dub.), L.M., F.R.I.A.M. (Fellow of St. John’s Hospital Dermatological Society)

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Herbert O. Mackey F.R.C.S.I., L.R.C.P.I., D.P.H. (Univ. Dub.), L.M., F.R.I.A.M.
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Mackey, H.O. (1968). Diseases of the Sweat Glands. In: A Handbook of Diseases of the Skin. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15275-9_33

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