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M. PAUL LAZAR, M.D.; HELEN MacLEAN, M.S.

AMA Arch Derm. 1958;78(2):247-248.

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Discovering the unusual is always exciting, particularly when it is associated with the routine of office practice.

This occurred when a 62-year-old white male printer consulted one of us (M. P. L.) in 1955. He had a chronic dermatitis of the hands and had been subject to repeated episodes of hand eruptions for 25 years. No laboratory investigations were done during this period.

A more persistent dermatitis began in 1952, and clinical cure followed the use of x-ray therapy and topical remedies. However, a recurrence (or a new eruption?) appeared within six months, and therapy could not prevent its progression. By 1955, both palms were markedly hyperkeratotic, dry, and scaling. No inflammation was evident, and several fingernails were dystrophic. In addition, an erythematous, dry, scaling, eczematous dermatitis associated with a papular and folliculopustular eruption was present in the groins. Mild plantar hyperkeratosis, interdigital scaling, and minimal nail . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Chicago

From the Departments of Dermatology and Microbiology, Northwestern University Medical School and Michael Reese Hospital.

Footnotes
Received for publication Feb. 26, 1958.

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