Severe pompholyx eczema of the palm with confluent blisters and maceration of the overlying thick palmar epidermis
Keywords: Coalesced vesicles and bullae, Fissured and wrinkled skin, Maceration, Male, Oozing, Palmar hand, Partially dried vesicles, Recurrent vesicular palmoplantar dermatitis, Severe eruption, Small tense 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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