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The Color Atlas of Family Medicine
| Part 13. Dermatology > Section 1. Childhood Dermatology > |
Chapter 104. Pustular Diseases of Childhood
Sections: Patient Story, Epidemiology, Etiology and Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, Management, Patient Education, Follow-Up, References.
Topics Discussed: pustulosis of palms and soles; pustulosis, transient neonatal.
Excerpt:"A 1-year-old boy is brought for a second opinion about the recurrent pruritic vesicles and pustules on his hands and feet. This is the third episode and in both previous episodes the physicians thought the child had scabies. The child was treated with permethrin both times and within 2 to 3 weeks the skin cleared. No other family members have had lesions or symptoms. Figures 104-1, 104-2, and 104-3 demonstrate a typical case of infantile acropustulosis that is often misdiagnosed as scabies. While the condition can be recurrent it is ultimately self-limited and will resolve...."
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