Frequency of contact sensitization in patients with lower extremity eczema.

摘要

Lower extremity eczema/dermatitis is rather common diagnosis in everyday practice of both dermatologists and general practitioners. The differential diagnosis involves various diseases of the eczema/dermatitis group like stasis dermatitis (varicous eczema), microbial eczema, asteatotic dermatitis, irritant dermatitis, less often lower leg dermatitis could be the manifestation of atopic dermatitis. On the feet ( incl. soles) dermatologist should also exclude inflamed mycosis, plantar pustulosis, hyperkeratotic or dyshidrotic eczema and others.In each case of lower extremity dermatitis every dermatologist must think of the possibility of contact sensitization. The occurrence of primary allergic contact dermatitis in this body region is relatively low. More commonly the contact sensitization arises in the terrain of varicous dermatitis, inflamed interdigital mycosis or around chronic leg ulcer.