Acropustulosis of infancy

Abstract

The term Infantile acropustulosis was described simultaneously by Kahn and Rywlin and, Jarratt and Ramsdell, in 1979. In the classic scenario infantile acropustulosis occurs in infants aged between 2-12 months although children as old as 9 years have been reported to have infantile acropustulosis. Onset is usually in the first 3 + months of life but lesions may sometimes be present at birth. In the early days it was thought to be a disease prevalent more in boys but larger series of cases tend to show an equal distribution between both genders.