Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 596-600 , October 2007

Hot tub folliculitis or hot hand–foot syndrome caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Yue Yu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
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  • Amy S. Cheng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Amy S. Cheng, MD, 660 S Euclid Ave, Box 8123, St Louis, MO 63110.
    • ,
  • Lawrence Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
    • ,
  • W. Michael Dunne, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology and Immunology, Division of Laboratory Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
    • ,
  • Susan J. Bayliss, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
    • Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Dermatology, and Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri

,Accepted 7 April 2007.

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 Funding sources: None.

 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

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PII: S0190-9622(07)00750-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2007.04.004

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 596-600 , October 2007

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