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Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis
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AKA sweaty sock disease
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affects children ages 3 to 14
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balls of feet and toes
; shiny, scaly, erythematous; fissuring subsequently develops
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cause - ?constant cycle of wet feet drying?
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treatment
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ointment +/- steroid after removing shoes (to prevent wet/dry cycle)
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most cases improve over years