Infantile acropustulosis in six immigrant children.
Infantile acropustulosis is a recurrent, pruriginous, vesiculopustular eruption of the palms and soles first described in 1979. We report six cases of infantile acropustulosis in recently emigrated children treated for scabies. Clinical follow-up was obtained by questionnaire addressed to patients' families and general practitioners. Our study suggests infantile acropustulosis is frequent in immigrant infants and could be a non-specific hypersensitivity reaction to Sarcoptes scabiei.
Humeau
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Department of Dermatology, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France.
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Litoux
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Stalder
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D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D005602:France; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012520:Sarcoptes scabiei / Q000276:immunology; D012872:Skin Diseases, Vesiculobullous / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology