Dermatitis, Contact Irritant, Dermatitis, Hand - DermAtlas

Contributor

Christoph U. Lehmann, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, contact irritant dermatitis, hand

Body Site

hand web space, hand

Age

8 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

confluent

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This healthy 8-year-old girl with a habit of frequent hand washing developed red scaly confluent patches on the tops of her hands extending into the web spaces. She improved with the application of a lubricant after every water expopsure.

Description

red scaly patches

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3/26/2004 8:06:16

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