Synonym(s)
miliaria alba
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Pustular disease of the eccrine sweat glands of salmon in the course of a Miliaria rubra, preferably occurring in tropical climate. In infants (see below miliaria) pustular miliaria may occur beyond the first weeks of life after heat exposure.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Displacement and rupture of the sweat gland excretory duct in the area of the dermo-epidermal junction zone.
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Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Dense, pinhead- to small lentil-sized pustules, which are even more pronounced in the intertrigines.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Perisyringial infiltrate from lymphocytes and neutrophil leukocytes.
DiagnosisThis section has been translated automatically.
Clinic and anamnesis are diagnostic leaders.
TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.
Removal of occlusion (e.g. clothes, fat occluding externals such as ointments containing vaseline). Cooling, antiseptic, drying exteriors such as Clioquinol shaking mixture or potassium permanganate solutions(light pink). Broad-spectrum antibiotics such as dicloxacillin (e.g. InfectoStaph Kps.), 2-3 g/day p.o. in 4-6 ED, may be necessary. S.u. Miliaria.
Note(s)This section has been translated automatically.
In the presence of miliaria pustulosa a pseudohypoaldosteronimus (PHA type I) should be searched for (hyponatremia, hyperkalemic metabolic acidosis, elevated plasma aldosterone).
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Fölster-Holst R, Höger P (2004) Pustular skin diseases of the newborn. JDDG 2: 561-579
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Antibiotics; Clioquinol; Dicloxacillin; Miliaria; Miliaria rubra; Potassium permanganate;Disclaimer
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