a) tinea manuum and tinea pedis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wrong answer ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ b) dyshidrotic eczema (pompholyx) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wrong answer ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ c) palmoplantar pustular psoriasis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Correct ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ d) pyoderma _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wrong answer ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ e) kerion _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Wrong answer ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ Answer and Commentary _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Palmoplantar pustulosis is regarded as a localized form of pustular psoriasis. The pustules are generally sterile. The condition is very chronic and not easy to treat. Palmoplantar pustulosis may also be associated with thyroid disease, smoking and a form of osteochondritis affecting particularly the sternoclavicular and costosternal joints. ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯ ¯
