Diagnosaurus
Palms and soles rash
DDx
- Tinea
- Warts
- Dyshidrotic eczema (pomphylox, dyshidrosis)
- Secondary syphilis
- Dermatophytid reaction (allergy or sensitivity to fungi)
- Erythema multiforme
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Drug eruption
- Janeway lesions or Osler's nodes (bacterial endocarditis)
- Cholesterol emboli
- Contact dermatitis (palms)
- Pitted keratolysis (soles)
- Keratoderma blennorrhagica (with reactive arthritis or Reiter's syndrome)
- Psoriasis
- Gonococcemia or meningococcemia
- Hand, foot, and mouth disease
- Toxic shock syndrome
- Lichen planus (ulcerative)
- Melanoma
- Calluses or corns
- Rat-bite fever
- Arsenic poisoning
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Palms and Soles Rash." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114234/all/Palms_and_soles_rash.
Zeiger RFR. Palms and soles rash. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114234/all/Palms_and_soles_rash. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Palms and soles rash. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114234/all/Palms_and_soles_rash
Zeiger RFR. Palms and Soles Rash [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114234/all/Palms_and_soles_rash.
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