Case: A 16-year-old male complains of a rash on both hands and feet

James H. Brien

You’ll find here a case of a 16-year-old boy whose condition was initially diagnosed as hives due to exposure to cats. Read the case and choose your diagnosis. From the Healio publication, Infectious Diseases in Children’s regular column, What’s Your Diagnosis? by James H. Brien, DO, of Texas A&M College of Medicine in Temple, Texas.

Figure 1 and 2. Examination reveals normal vital signs and a completely normal exam, except for the dark spots on his palms and soles.

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Ahdi Amer, MD, is an associate professor of pediatrics and associate professor at The Carman and Ann Adams Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He has expertise in the field of general academic pediatrics and pediatric infectious diseases. His main areas of interest are vaccine development, vaccine safety and various pediatric dermatologic disorders. He has consulted for UNICEF and WHO on the issue of diarrheal diseases and presented in several international settings on infectious diseases and immunization topics.

James H. Brien, DO, is with the department of infectious diseases at McLane Children’s Hospital, Baylor Scott & White Health, Texas A&M College of Medicine in Temple, Texas. He is also a member of the Infectious Diseases in Children Editorial Board. Brien can be reached at: jhbrien@aol.com.

Disclosure: Amer has conducted clinical research supported by WHO, Merck and Pfizer regarding vaccines and other topics related to infectious and dermatological diseases in children. Brien reports no relevant financial disclosures.