"Slime" May Not be so Benign: A Cause of Hand Dermatitis

A 9-year-old girl with no significant past medical history presented with a pruritic hand dermatitis of 5 months' duration. The onset of the dermatitis coincided with her playing with homemade Borax-containing "slime," and as a consequence of this eruption, she switched to detergent-containing slime. Her dermatitis persisted despite frequent emolliation. She was treated empirically for scabies and for culture-positive Staphylococcus aureus infection with a complete course of cephalexin and mupirocin ointment, without complete resolution of her skin findings, which prompted a dermatology referral.

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