PEDIATRICS Vol. 72 No. 6 December 1983, pp. 824-827
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Foot Dermatitis in Children

Janet A. Weston 1, Kathleen Hawkins RN1, and William L. Weston MD, FAAP1

1 From the Departments of Dermatology and Pediatrics, The University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver

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).

Key Words: allergic contact dermatitis • contact dermatitis • foot dermatitis • patch testing • juvenile plantar dermatosis

Submitted on December 3, 1982
Accepted on January 31, 1983