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

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

eczema (dermatitis, atopic) dermatitis, atopic

Body Site

hand finger palm

Age

13 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

acral (centripetal - extremity predominant)

Comments

This adolescent had recurrent hand eczema with thick scaly itchy plaques on his fingers, palms, and the sided of his hands. He improved with the application of high potency topical steroids and a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicaiton.

Description

edematous lichenified hyperpigmented plaques

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10/7/2003 17:47:43

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