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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 –

A
Scabies
B
Infantile exzema
C
Infantile sebornheic dermatitis
D
Impetigo contagiosa
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

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