TY - JOUR
AU1 - WONG, LI‐CHUEN
AU2 - ROGERS, MAUREEN
AB -  To the Editor: We report a girl with recurrent redness on her fingers, palms, and toes as a result of contact with a rough pool surface. Several instances have already been described in the literature as ‘‘pool palms.’’ A 5‐year‐old girl developed redness of her fingers, palmar aspect of the metacarpophalangeal joints and toe pads ( Figs. 1 and 2 ). Subsequent blistering occurred in some of these areas. A pool with a rough surface had been installed a month prior to the onset of the eruption. On further questioning, the girl stated that she had just learned to dive to retrieve her goggles and she was plunging to the bottom of the pool and pushing herself off from its rough surface. Once this activity ceased, recovery occurred. 1 Reddened palms. 2 Reddened toe pads. Three similar occurrences of ‘‘pool palms’’ have been reported in the literature ( 1,2 ). It is due to repeated rubbing of the palms and soles on the rough pool surface. When this activity is ceased, it disappears spontaneously. In response to the issues raised by Mandojana ( 3 ) in his letter to the editor: We feel that the lesions are not 
TI - Pool Palms
JF - Pediatric Dermatology
DO - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00347.x
DA - 2007-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/pool-palms-cLuQEGNpcT
SP - 95
VL - 24
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -