Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis-atopy or footwear?

Abstract

Two hundred and fifty patients with Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis (JPD) were studied in relation to the role of atopy and footwear. Two hundred and eighteen affected children were patch‐tested to a standard battery of contact allergens and to a range of shoe and sock constituents. Positive patch‐tests were found in only 9%. A control group of 172 normal children was also studied. JPD appears to be related to a high incidence of atopy (61%, positive in personal or immediate family history), but a control group of children from a primary school also had a high incidence of atopy. No differences were found in the construction or type of shoe usually worn by affected children and controls.