Painful finger lesions in a child

Case Report: A ten-year-old male with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency department with an isolated, non-pruritic rash on his finger pads bilaterally. He denied fever or systemic complaints. The patient did report swimming in a pool frequently over the past few days and frequently grabbing the concrete sides of the pool. Upon physical examination, the child was well appearing but with erythematous, non-tender and mildly edematous lesions affecting the palmar portion of the distal phalanges (Fig.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research