1. Has the patient received a patch test?
2. Contact dermatitis
3. Atopic eczema, Raynaud’s disease and pitted keratolysis
4. The rash is symmetrical.
5. Avoiding shoes with allergens, wet dressings, systemic steroids, topical steroids and/or use of coal tar and emollients
When A Patient Presents With Symmetrical Lesions On The Toes
- Volume 21 - Issue 6 - June 2008
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Dr. Morse is the President of the American Society of Podiatric Dermatology. He is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgery, and the American College of Foot Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine. Dr. Morse is board certified in foot surgery.
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