A 6-month-old infant presented with multiple papules & exudative lesions on the face, scalp, trunk and few vesicles on palms and soles for 2 weeks. His mother has h/0 itchy lesions. The most likely diagnosis is –
High-Yield Explanation
This Infant has:-
Papules & exudative lesions on face, scalp, trunk
Vesicles on Palms & soles
H/o of involvement of mother (Itchy lesions in mother).
This infant has papulo-vesicular lesions.
Two most important diseases which cause papulovesicular lesions in the infant are:-
Atopic dermatitis
Scabies
But, in atopic dermatitis palms & soles are not involved.So, this infant is suffering from scabies