Pustular eruptions of the palms and soles was studied on outpatients at the Department of Dermatology of Kyungpool National University Hospital.
The results were-as follows.
1. During 4 years from 1971 to 1974, the total number of outpatients were 9,107, among which pustular eruptions were 124 cases(1.34%) and tinea pedis et manus were 171 cases(1.88 %) .
2. Among 36 cases of pustular eruptions seen in 1974, the classic cases of acrodermatitis continua of Hallopeau, pustular bacterid of Andrews, and pustular psoriasis of Barber were 2, 17 and 5 respectively. The rest of remaining 11 cases were difficult to classify, so that these cases were defined as unclassified form. Those 36 cases of pustular erutions were compared with 42 cases of tinea pedis et manus s W n also in 1974.
3. The pustular eruptions showed relatively wider age distribution from 11~20 to 61~70 age groups but tinea pedis et manus revealed high incidence in 2130 to 3140 age groups.
The ratio between both sexes were 13 male to 23 female in pustular eruptions, while 26 to 16 in tinea pedis et manus.
4. The sites of involvement were mostly bilateral hands and feet or bilateral feet.
5. The nail involvement was seen in one third of 36 pustular eruptions. Pustular psoriasis and acrodermatitis continua showed higher incidence of nail involvement, while pustular bacterid and unclassified forms were very low.
6. The onset of both pustular eruptions and tinea pedis et manus showed high incidence in summer and next in spring. But the recrudescence was perenial in highest proportion among pustular eruptions, while tinea pedis et manus was in summer.
7. No direct relationships between pustular eruptions and psoriasis or focal infection was seen in its pathogenesis.
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