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Howard J. Parkhurst, M.D.

Arch Derm Syphilol. 1939;40(2):268.

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The case recently reported by Rost¹ was of interest to me on account of my experience with symmetric erythema (or symmetric lividities) of the soles. Rost made a diagnosis of dermatitis venenata due to chromic acid used in tanning the leather of slippers worn by the patient. He expressed the belief that this might have been the etiologic factor in cases previously described as instances of symmetric erythema of the soles.²

In the 2 cases which I reported a few years ago³ and in those which I have observed since that time, the erythematous patches were sharply outlined, and their borders never corresponded with the shoe tops or the borders of the insoles. Hyperhidrosis was present in every case, and the erythematous patches always disappeared as soon as it had been checked by the use of astringents. There was no recurrence as long as the hyperhidrosis was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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