DERMATITIS DUE TO SHOES
- 1 March 1944
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Dermatology
- Vol. 49 (3) , 191-193
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archderm.1944.01510090037008
Abstract
Dermatitis of the feet due to shoes, although long recognized, has been considered a comparatively rare condition. Niles1reported2cases, Lord and Wolfe2 2 cases, Lewis32 cases, Anderson and Ayres41 case, Burgess55 cases and Beerman62 cases. This report is based on observations in 22 cases of the disease encountered in practice in the past three years, which indicates that it is much more frequently seen, at least in Chattanooga, than is ordinarily supposed. In every instance the diagnosis was confirmed by positive reactions to patch tests with the materials from which the shoes were made. New methods and materials employed in the preparation and manufacture of shoes may be in part responsible for the apparent increase in the incidence of this eruption. Yet it is believed that the diagnosis is frequently missed, sinceKeywords
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