Catalog

Blistering distal dactylitis

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Blistering distal dactylitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1585764147

A specific form of bullous impetigo in which large bullae develop on the finger pulps or, less commonly, more proximally on the fingers or on the palms. Either Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes may be implicated. It typically affects infants and children.