Clinical, bacteriological, and dermoscopic study of pitted keratolysis

Conclusion: Dermoscopy is useful in the diagnosis of pitted keratolysis. Bacteriological examination helps to identify the type of organism in the lesion but does not confirm that the lesion in the foot is pitted keratolysis. The type of organism does not correlate with the dermoscopic criteria. Larger-scale studies correlating dermoscopic findings with bacteriological and histopathological results are recommended to improve the understanding of the dermoscopic criteria.
Source: Journal of the Egyptian Women’s Dermatologic Society - Category: Dermatology Tags: Original articles Source Type: research