pompholyx /pom·pho·lyx/ (pom´fo-liks) [Gr.] an intensely pruritic skin eruption on the sides of the digits or on the palms and soles, consisting of small, discrete, round vesicles, typically occurring in repeated self-limited attacks.
pompholyx [pom´fo-liks]
pompholyx
pom·pho·lyx (p m f -l ks )n. See dyshidrosis. |
pompholyx [pom´fo-liks]
an intensely pruritic skin eruption on the sides of the digits or on the palms and soles, consisting of small, discrete, round vesicles, accompanied by pruritus, a burning sensation, and excessive sweating. It is a self-limited condition usually lasting a few weeks.
pompholyx
Acute vesicular palmoplantar eczema A condition common in warm weather, characterized by intense pruritus, possibly psychogenic, related to ↑ autonomic nervous system activity, with crops of palmoplantar vesicles and bullae,
which may evolve into eczema. See Factitious dermatitis.
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