PubMed · 1983 · 28 citations · 0 references
MedicineDermatologyPediatricsAllergyPediatric AllergyPediatric DermatologyDorsum Of The FootFoot EczemaPatch TestingPediatric Foot DisordersPlantar Skin DisordersTinea PedisChildren's Contact DermatitisErythematous Foot DermatitisFoot Dermatitis Patch TestingPediatric Tinea PedisPlantar Contact DermatitisPlantar DermatitisPlantar Tinea PedisPrepubertal Status
Redness and scaling of the feet in prepubertal children is likely to represent a skin disease other than tinea pedis. If the dermatitis involves the dorsum of the feet, allergic contact dermatitis is a likely cause. In this study, 8/19 (42%) children with involvement of the dorsum of the feet had clinically relevant positive patch tests related to shoe allergens. All who avoided the allergens remained free of disease on a 2-year follow-up examination. Those children with dermatitis on the weight-bearing surface of the foot (juvenile plantar dermatosis) did not have positive patch tests (P = .15).