Dermatitis, Atopic, Eczema (dermatitis, Atopic), Autoeczematization - DermAtlas

Contributor

Douglas Hoffman, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, atopic eczema (dermatitis, atopic) autoeczematization

Body Site

hand finger

Age

12 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

scattered

Color

skin color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric

Comments

This 12-year-old boy with a chronic hand dermatitis associated with atopic dermatitis developed an itchy papular eruption on the tops of his hands and fingers. Lesions settled down with a high potency topical steroid.

Description

multiple symmetric 2 mm papules and a few hyperpigmented lichenified plaques

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10/13/2003 9:34:08

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