Causes of pustules that may resemble chicken pox or small pox

Leprosy Mailing List –  March 6^th, 2011

Ref:   Causes of pustules that may resemble chicken pox or small pox

From: Periche J. F., Santo Domingo , Dominican Republic

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Dear Salvatore,

In response to Dr Salafia’s Leprosy Mailing List -  March 2nd, 2011 (Ref: ENL necroticans versus chicken pox versus small pox?) I would like listing causes of pustules that I can think of that may resemble chicken pox or small pox:-

Folliculitis by malassezia
Candidiasis
Tinea
Gonococcemia
Scabies
Staphylococcal infection
Staphyloccal scalded skin syndrome
Impetigo
Pustular psoriasis
Gram-negative folliculitis
Pustular syphilide
Dermatitis herpetiformis
Swimmer's itch- cercarial dermatitis and Schistosome cercarial dermatitis
Miliaria
Drug-induced
Subcorneal pustular dermatitis

hope this may help you

Dr. Juan Periche Fernandez
Medico-Dermatologo
Director Programa de control de la lepra de Rep. Dom.Santo Domingo DN Rep Dominicana
Movil (809)815-1060