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A reaction pattern that exists “in between” the vesico-bullous and papulosquamous reaction pattern
| • | subacute = papulosquamous |
"Eczema" and "dermatitis" are synonyms. They are broad terms and the only meaning they imply is that the histology is "spongiotic", therefore it is always better to give a diagnosis of a specific type of eczema. Use the following mnemonic to try to assign a specific diagnosis.
CANDID SCALES (mnemonic)
| • | Drug (usually not eczematous, but possible) |
| • | Lichen simplex chronicus |
| • | Eczematoid (infectious; e.g. pus dripping from the ear causing an eczematous reaction) |
| • | extended ddx: actinic prurigo (photo-distributed), autoimmune progesterone dermatitis |
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