Eczema coxsackium

"Eczema coxsackium" and unusual cutaneous findings in an enterovirus outbreak.

OBJECTIVE To characterize the atypical cutaneous presentations in the coxsackievirus A6 (CVA6)-associated North American enterovirus outbreak of 2011-2012. METHODS We performed a retrospective case series of pediatric patients who presented with atypical cases of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) from July 2011 to June 2012 at 7 academic pediatric dermatology centers. Patients were include...

A case of eczema coxsackium with erythema multiforme–like histopathology in a 14-year-old boy with chronic graft-versus-host disease

CVA6: Coxsackievirus A6 CVA16: Coxsackievirus A16 EC: eczema coxsackium EV: enterovirus EM: erythema multiforme GVHD: graft-versus-host disease HFMD: hand, foot, and mouth disease HSV: herpes simplex virus RT-PCR: reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction SJS: Stevens-Johnson syndrome INTRODUCTION Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common, self-limited viral exanthem characterized ...

Nummular eczema

A 23-year-old female presented with a 1-month history of a pruritic weeping lesion on her right leg, which started after scratching over this pruritic area. She did not mention any specific allergy. Examination revealed dry skin with round erythematous plaque with yellowish oozing and crusting over the right anterior tibial region. A clinical diagnosis of nummular (coin shaped) or discoid eczem...

Dyshidrotic Eczema

Dyshidrotic eczema, also known as dyshidrotic dermatitis or pompholyx, is characterized by pruritic, tense, deep-seated vesicles mainly on the palms and lateral surfaces of the fingers. In the chronic phase, scaling, desquamation, fissuring, and, sometimes, lichenification may be seen. The peak age of onset is between 20 and 30 years of age. The sex incidence is approximately equal. Most cases ...

Infantile Eczema