title: Foot dermatitis in children.
abstract: Redness and scaling of the feet in prepubertal children is likely to represent a skin disease other than tinea pedis. If the dermatitis involves the dorsum of the feet, allergic contact dermatitis is a likely cause. In this study, 8/19 (42%) children with involvement of the dorsum of the feet had clinically relevant positive patch tests related to shoe allergens. All who avoided the allergens remained free of disease on a 2-year follow-up examination. Those children with dermatitis on the weight-bearing surface of the foot (juvenile plantar dermatosis) did not have positive patch tests (P = .15).
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010328:Patch Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D009626:Terminology as Topic