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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, contact irritant

Body Site

hand

Age

9 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

This 9 year old is an habitual hand washer who develops a contact irritant dermatitis every winter. At times she washes over 10 times a day. The dermatitis does respond atleast partially to aggressive use of lubricants

Description

symmetric hyperpigmented red scaly patches

Categories

papulosquamous eruptions factitial / self Induced disorders / psychodermatosis

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5/6/2001 20:55:15

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PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

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