Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
Da·rier's disease Pronunciation:
dar-'yAz-, där- Function:
noun : a genetically determined skin condition characterized by patches ofkeratotic papules called also
keratosis follicularis Daárier /dor-yA/,
Jean Ferdinand (1856–1938), French dermatologist. Darier is known for classicdescriptions of three conditions affecting the skin: the hereditary dermatosis now known as Darier's disease (1889), acanthosis nigricans (1893), and the skin eruptions associated with tuberculosis(1896).
