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Dyshidrotic dermatitis

Dyshidrotic dermatitis History Hutchinson, 1875. Definition A polyetiological, usually episodic, acute, subacute, or chronically recurrent, vesicular, or vesiculosquamous dermatitis on the palms and soles, characterized by clear, approximately 0.1 cm in size, intraepidermal vesicles with a grayis...

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