Autosensitization in Infectious Eczematoid Dermatitis

Infectious eczematoid dermatitis: a comprehensive review

“…In 1920, Sutton described a diffuse eczematous reaction occurring days after the development of IED and delineated new treatment regimens for both. Several authors confirmed the efficacy of antibiotic treatments for IED in the late 1930′s, the same time antibiotics began to gain popularity . In 1953, Kennedy et al .…”

“…In 1950, in a case series of 30 patients with IED, the baseline skin type was classified as dry, oily or neither . It was found that 17 patients had dry skin, two had oily skin and 11 had neither.…”

“…Autoinoculation, on the other hand, does appear to be the primary mechanism . However, in an experiment by McDaniel et al ,. 22 out of 30 patients with IED had normal and abraded skin of the upper back inoculated with exudate from a lesion.…”

“…This disorder can manifest anywhere on the body. However, in children, the ears, nares and face are predominately affected, while in adults, the legs and feet are the most involved . No central clearing, as seen in dermatophyte infections, is evident .…”

“…Therapies such as menthol ointment, sulphur paste, and calamine lotion dominated the early part of the century . Attempts at using roentgen ray doses and injections of staphylococcus toxin followed . By the midpoint of the century, antibiotic therapy was ubiquitous.…”