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acrodermatitis (ak″ro-dur″mә-ti´tis)   inflammation of the skin of the limbs, especially the hands or feet.
 

chronic atropic acrodermatitis  , acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans  chronic inflammation of the skin of the extremities, leading to atrophy.
  a condition seen late in the course of Lyme disease, consisting of a diffuse, chronic skin disease usually confined to the limbs. It is seen mainly in women in Europe; characteristics include an initial phase of erythema, edema, and itching, followed by sclerosis and atrophy.

acrodermatitis continua  chronic inflammation of the skin of the limbs, in some cases becoming generalized.

enteropathic acrodermatitis  , acrodermatitis enteropathica  a hereditary disorder of infancy due to defective zinc uptake, characterized by dermatitis with vesicles and pustules, usually around the mouth or anus and on the head, elbows, knees, hands, and feet; there are also gastrointestinal disturbances such as diarrhea, as well as total alopecia.

acrodermatitis perstans  acrodermatitis continua.





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