Chronic Hand Eczema: Clinical Insights, Patient Experience, and Emerging Therapeutics - Episode 2
CHE Subtypes
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An expert discusses how chronic hand eczema (CHE) presents in various clinical and etiologic subtypes, including irritant and allergic contact dermatitis, atopic hand eczema, and protein contact dermatitis, with clinical manifestations ranging from hyperkeratotic to vesicular forms.
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CHE Morphological and Etiological Subtypes
Key Themes:
- Etiologic subtypes: Its 4 main categories are irritant contact dermatitis (most common), allergic contact dermatitis, atopic hand eczema, and protein contact dermatitis.
- Clinical morphologies: Include hyperkeratotic, acute recurrent vesicular, nummular eczema, and pulpitis presentations, all with distinct characteristics.
- Overlapping presentations: Most patients have mixed etiologies and clinical features rather than single, pure forms.
Notable Insights:
Dr Chovatiya noted that "etiologic subtypes don't predict specific clinical subtypes and clinical subtypes don't specifically predict etiologic subtypes," highlighting the complex presentation of CHE.
