Research Article
Altered Levels of Serum Zinc and Cadmium in Patients with Chronic Vesiculobullous Hand and Feet Dermatitis
Table 1
Clinical profile in cases (
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| Variables | Number of cases | % |
| Duration of itching | | | <3 months | 25 | 67.6 | 4 to <6 months | 5 | 13.5 | >6 months | 5 | 13.5 | No itching | 2 | 5.4 | Intensity of itching | | | Mild | 14 | 37.8 | Moderate | 19 | 51.4 | Severe | 2 | 5.4 | Diurnal variation in itching | | | More in daytime | 14 | 37.8 | More in night | 3 | 8.1 | No diurnal variation | 18 | 48.6 | Duration of skin lesions | | | <3 months | 27 | 73 | 4–6 months | 5 | 13.5 | >6 months | 5 | 13.5 | Past history of recurrent disease | | | Yes | 29 | 78.4 | No | 8 | 21.6 | Previous treatment taken | | | Allopathic | 33 | 89.2 | Ayurvedic | 1 | 2.7 | No treatment | 3 | 8.1 | Personal history of atopy | | | Yes | 1 | 2.7 | No | 36 | 97.3 | Family history of atopy | | | Yes | 4 | 10.8 | No | 33 | 90.2 | Site of lesions | | | Palmar areas of hand | 29 | 78.4 | Sides of finger | 37 | 100 | Dorsum of hand | 19 | 51.4 | Dorsum of foot | 3 | 8.1 | Only on hands | 30 | 81.1 | Both hands and feet | 7 | 18.9 | Morphology | | | Vesicular | 25 | 67.6 | Erosions | 33 | 89.2 | Crusting | 12 | 32.4 | Scaling | 28 | 75.6 | Pustules | 4 | 10.8 | Pattern of lesions | | | Confluent | 35 | 94.6 | Discrete | 14 | 37.8 | Clustered | 1 | 2.7 |
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