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A 31-year-old man presented to dermatology with a 4 day history of an intensely itchy, linear, vesicular rash affecting the palms of both hands, on the background of recent exposure to a patient with scabies. The patient had a history of childhood eczema and asthma but no exacerbations in adulthood. Examination and microscopy revealed a vesicular rash with an absence of any burrows, mites or eggs. A provisional diagnosis of pompholyx eczema was made and the patient was commenced on mild topical corticosteroids. The patient re-presented...