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Dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx). Tense vesicles and bullae on the palm. Courtesy of Norman Minars, MD, University of Miami, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery.
Dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx). Close-up view of tense vesicles and bullae of the palm. Courtesy of Norman Minars, MD, University of Miami, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery.
Dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx). Discrete yellow pustules on the sole of the foot. Courtesy of Norman Minars, MD, University of Miami, Department of Dermatology & Cutaneous Surgery.
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Dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx). Small, discrete, coalesced vesicles on the fingers.
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Sadegh Amini, MD Dermatologist, Skin Cancer Associates; Voluntary Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine.

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Anne E Burdick, MD, MPH Professor of Dermatology, Executive Director of TeleHealth, Dr Phillip Frost Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Miami, Leonard M Miller School of Medicine

Anne E Burdick, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Dermatology, Women's Dermatologic Society

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Camila K Janniger, MD Clinical Professor of Dermatology, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatric Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

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Richard P Vinson, MD Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L Foster School of Medicine; Consulting Staff, Mountain View Dermatology, PA

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Paul Krusinski, MD Director of Dermatology, Fletcher Allen Health Care; Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine

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William D James, MD Paul R Gross Professor of Dermatology, Vice-Chairman, Residency Program Director, Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

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