Dermatitis, Contact Irritant, Sweaty Sock Syndrome, Dermatosis, Juvenile Palmar-plantar - DermAtlas

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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

dermatitis, contact irritant sweaty sock syndrome dermatosis, juvenile palmar-plantar

Body Site

foot sole

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A 6 year old girl developed scaling, cracking and fissuring of the bottom of the feet and great toes each summer after she began her swimming lessons. The dermatosis improved with aggressive application of petrolatum after swimming and wearing socks at home in the air conditioned house.

Description

cracking, fissuring, scaling of the anterior plantar surface of the feet and bottom of the great toes

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9/3/2001 20:02:33

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