INFANTILE ACROPUSTULOSIS

Infantile Acropustulosis is a chronic relapsing and remitting disease occurring in neonates, infants and young children. The typical pruriti c vesicopustular eruptions appear predominantly on palms and soles, bu t they can also involve face and trunk. A permanent spontaneous resolu tion usually occurs at the age of 2 to 3 years. The etiology is unknow n. The prognosis is good and specific therapy is usually not necessary . Infantile acropustulosis has been known since 1979 and until now mos t of the reported cases have been from black children. We report on tw o caucasian children, one of german and one of turkish origin, who suf fered from this disease.