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Vesicular pompholyx over the palmar skin
Keywords: Hand, Hyperhidrosis, Non-erythematous vesicular eruption, Palmar hand, Recurrent vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis, Small tense vesicles, Yellow coalesced vesicles
Dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx) is an itchy, chronic, recurrent, often symmetric eruption on the palms of hands, fingers, and soles of the feet. It is characterised by small, deep-seated, 1–2 mm fluid-filled vesicles on these sites, which resolve after several weeks with scaling.
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