Sydenham's disease is a dermatosis, which is an inflammation of the skin in the form of pink spots. The disease is the name of several nosologies, including scabby erysipelas, lichen pimply, lichen planus and others. The source can be not only fish and aquatic life, but also some reptiles, birds and insects. Manifestations may vary. A distinctive feature of the course of the disease is a combination of acute and chronic symptoms, during which periods of exacerbation and subsidence of pathological manifestations are observed.
Description: the disease manifests itself in the form of erythema, papular lesions, vesicular rash and focal desquamation. Characterized by a wave-like course, periods of exacerbation alternate with