Dermatitis, Contact Irritant, Dermatitis, Diaper - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, contact irritant dermatitis, diaper

Body Site

diaper area genital thigh abdomen

Age

3 months

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

An itchy red papular eruption extended from the skin creases in the diaper area to involve the scrotum, penis, thighs, and lower abdominal wall. Use of barrier paste and a short course of topical low potency steroids resulted in clearing within 10 days.

Description

red scaly papules and plaques

Image Added

7/30/2001 15:17:12

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