pompholyx
Sign in to saveAlso known as Cheiropompholyx, DYSHYDROSIS, DYSHYDROTIC ECZEMA, Dyshidrosis (disorder), Dyshidrosis NOS (disorder), Dyshidrosis unspecified (disorder), Pompholyx unspecified (disorder)
Dyshidrosis is a type of dermatitis, characterized by itchy vesicles of in size, on the palms of the hands, sides of fingers, or bottoms of the feet. Outbreaks usually conclude within three to four weeks, but often recur. Repeated attacks may result in fissures and skin thickening. The cause of the condition is not known.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Dyshidrosis
- Medical condition (new).image
- Finger Pompholyx 1.tif
- Medical condition (new).caption
- The characteristic vesicles of dyshidrosis on a finger
- Medical condition (new).field
- Dermatology
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Itchy blisters on the palms of the hands, sides of fingers, or bottoms of the feet
- Medical condition (new).complications
- skin thickening
- Medical condition (new).onset
- Often recurrent
- Medical condition (new).duration
- Heal over 3 weeks
- Medical condition (new).causes
- Unknown
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Based on symptoms
- Medical condition (new).differential
- Pustular psoriasis, scabies
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Avoiding triggers, barrier cream, steroid cream, antihistamines
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- 1-3% of population
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Recurrent vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis (RVPD), acute vesiculobullous hand eczema, dyshidrotic dermatitis, dyshidrotic eczema, pompholyx, cheiropompholyx, podopompholyx
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- Dyshidrosis.JPG
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- Dyshidrosis
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- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:9230
- ICD-9-CM
- 692.9
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- Epidemiology
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Dyshidrosis is a type of dermatitis, characterized by itchy vesicles of in size, on the palms of the hands, sides of fingers, or bottoms of the feet. Outbreaks usually conclude within three to four weeks, but often recur. Repeated attacks may result in fissures and skin thickening. The cause of the condition is not known.
==Symptoms==