Pitted keratolysis is a skin disorder characterized by crater-like pitting that primarily affects the pressure-bearing aspects of the plantar surface of the feet. The manifestations are due to a superficial cutaneous bacterial infection.
Caused by a cutaneous infection with Kytococcus sedentarius, Dermatophilus congolensis, ,or species of Corynebacterium and Actinomyces. Under appropriate conditions (ie, prolonged occlusion, hyperhidrosis, increased skin surface pH), these bacteria proliferate and produce proteinases that destroy the stratum corneum, creating pits
A recurrence of pitted Keratolysis may be prevented by:
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