Eczema (dermatitis, Atopic), Dermatitis, Atopic, Impetigo, Bullous - DermAtlas

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G Alonso

Diagnosis

eczema (dermatitis, atopic) dermatitis, atopic impetigo, bullous

Body Site

leg knee leg

Age

2 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

discrete confluent

Color

red brown

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This 2-year-old boy with longstanding poorly controlled eczema developed open weepy crusted plaques on his arms and legs which improved with oral antibiotics and aggressive topical care.

Description

symmetric crusted impetiginized lichenified hyperpigmented plaques

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2/18/2007 16:12:16

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