An otherwise healthy 5-year-old girl presented during the summer with painful shiny erythematous patches and some blisters on the finger pads of both hands and on the palms of 1 week's duration (Figure 1). On further questioning, her father mentioned that she had been playing and swimming all week in a swimming pool. A diagnosis of pool palms was made. Avoidance of the swimming pool for a couple of days was recommended. No further treatment was indicated.
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