A 23-year-old female presents with an itchy, linear rash on her foot. She returned from a camping trip 4 days ago and denies using any new makeup, clothing, or jewelry. True about this skin pathology:
Diagnosis - Contact dermatitis. Foot lesions are erythematous papules and vesicles with serous weeping. Lesions localized to areas of contact with the offending agent (the foot ware in this case). Treatment: Topical or systemic coicosteroids & cool, wet compresses
Type II hypersensitivity reaction
More common in children than in adults
Usually pruritus is absent
Treatment is with coicosteroids
Eczema and related disorders