Talk:Dyshidrosis

Time for name change?

I was under the impression that the term "dyshidrosis" was deprecated for this condition, for the very reason cited in the article: the dyshidrotic hypothesis is unproven at best, and there's evidence to the contrary, and that is why medicine has moved towards adopting "pompholyx" as the new term for it.

Doing some googling, I see that the Mayo Clinic is still using the term "dyshidrotic eczema" and many other sources point to that, but that "pompholyx" is the term being used by the National Eczema Society in the US, and the NHS in England, and is well represented in resent research in MedLine. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1122527-overview recommends adoption of "pompholyx" (though it also says observes there's a movement toward "acute and recurrent vesicular hand dermatitis"). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.61.41.34 (talk) 06:23, 7 May 2016 (UTC)

References for Gut related causes

Looking at the section on causes and there are a lot of citation needed links. That's fine, except the ones that have been there for over three years - this should be cleaned up soon. What I'm looking at is the currently referenced text "or alternatively, it can be the cause of secondary effects of problems in the gut". The issue here, is regarding reference 5 from the Vol. 140 No. 12, December 2004 Archives of Dermatology. I've had a quick read & search of the Full text of this referenced article but can find nothing actually backing up the text ahead of reference 5. If anyone else is able to confirm this as well that would the good, the reference should be corrected or removed. Lantrix //Talk//Contrib// 12:14, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

I'm just going to remove this. It reeks of woo and has been there for long enough. The sources that were cited are studies on the efficacy of Alitretinoin, and I'll move them to the appropriate place where the drug is mentioned (under treatment). Silvermael (talk) 21:54, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

WP:Medical disclaimer

I think that the treatment section is stretching the medical disclaimer a bit, it is giving advice on how this disease can be treated. This breaks the rules; can it please be removed? Rcsprinter (converse) 21:11, 6 February 2012 (UTC)

I've cut this section down to referenced information on treatments only. — Scott • talk 18:07, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 2 March 2013

Spelling error:

Please correct the line in the last bullet of treatment that reads

"This includes avoiding high nickel foods like oatmeal and chocolate, canned foods (especially acidic foods like pineapple and tomato that leach metal from the can), and using vitamins the do not contain nickel."

The last "the" should be changed to "that"

Thank You 63.224.60.139 (talk) 11:18, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

 Done Thanks for catching the mistake. - Camyoung54 talk 15:14, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

My picture contribution

Some time ago, I uploaded a nice, clear picture of a localized, chemically-induced, dyshidrotic eczema. It shows what is described in the article as "many deep-seated pruritic, clear vesicles". In my opinion, my picture http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Finger_Pompholyx_1.tif shows these vesicles more clearly and with more detail, so I suggest adding it to the article. --Maslesha (talk) 07:51, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

• Thank you, that is a good photograph. I've set it as the main image at the start of the article.
  Incidentally, you can link to an image on Commons like this: File:Finger Pompholyx 1.tif (note the ":" at the start). — Scott • talk 11:18, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

Edit request on 14 April 2014

Could we include the pronunciation for dyshidrosis? I've actually had a difficult time determining it. NCBI and the Mayo Clinic are mute on the subject. Merriam-Webster:dyshidrosis offers this as the correct pronunciation: \ˌdis-ˌhī-ˈdrō-səs, -hə-\. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.68.191.166 (talk) 08:25, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

 Done Good suggestion. Thank you! — Scott • talk 13:50, 14 April 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 March 2015

This article states "Dapsone (diamino-diphenyl sulfone) is an antibacterial sulfonamide." The chemical compound Dapsone does not contain the sulfonamide moiety. A sulfonamide by definition is a sulfonyl and amino group with a direct sulfur-nitrogen single bond, e.g. -SO2NH2,or -SO2NHR or -SO2NRR'. Please visit the Wikipedia page concerning sulfonamides to verify. 67.8.190.157 (talk) 02:14, 17 March 2015 (UTC)

 Done Changed. Thanks.  — Scott • talk 15:36, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Dermatophyte material

@Carolethecatlover: I've just removed the following addition that you made to this article:

• The most common cause is the Id reaction. The Dermatophyid reaction. This is the histamine reaction to a dermatophyte infection or colonization at a distant site. In dyshidrosis the most common dermatophyte is Candida in the lower bowel.(13) http://www.dermnetnz.org/fungal/ide.html This is also known as 'non-differentiated candidiasis' and 'polysystemic candidiasis'.(The Causes of Intestinal Dysbiosis: A Review Jason A. Hawrelak, BNat (Hons), PhD Candidate and Stephen P. Myers, PhD, BMed, ND http://www.altmedrev.com/publications/9/2/180.pdf)

Firstly, you did not provide a reference for this claim: The most common cause is the Id reaction. The Dermatophyid reaction.: the first reference you gave is a definition of dermatophytide reactions. The second link does not even mention eczema or dyshidrosis at all.

You've been trying to push your personal theory about this into this article for over four years. This needs to stop.  — Scott • talk 10:03, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Blackjack disease

@Andrew Davidson: You've just added something about "blackjack disease", which is stated to be a form of contact dermatitis. That's a different condition. Is it definitively stated in your sources that it relates to dyshidrosis? I'm likewise about to remove the earlier material about nickel.  — Scott • talk 14:47, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

As you've not replied I've now done this. See below.  — Scott • talk 15:30, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Removed material relating to contact dermatitis

I've removed the following material from the article, which is only shown as relating to a different condition, contact dermatitis. If quotations in the referenced texts can be produced that explicitly relate them to dyshidrosis, please then put it back.  — Scott • talk 15:30, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

• Allergic reactions of various kinds, including allergies to nickel which is present in many foods and vitamins (e.g., oatmeal, canned foods).

• In the case of a nickel allergy or sensitivity a low nickel diet may lead to improvement. This includes avoiding high nickel foods like oatmeal and chocolate, canned foods (especially acidic foods like pineapple and tomato that leach metal from the can), and using vitamins that do not contain nickel. In this situation avoiding excessive exposure to environmental nickel may also be helpful, such as not using stainless steel pots and silverware.

• It can be caused by the salts of chromium used to dye green baize and so is an occupational disease of gamblers and card players, when it is known as Blackjack disease.