Keratolysis pitted: Bacterial mimic of mycosis of feet’s skin (clinical cases and literature review)
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2022-27-81-84
Abstract
Keratolysis pitted (KP) is a poorly studied infectious disease of the skin of the feet, often occurring without subjective sensations. One of the features of the disease is that nine genera of bacteria can cause similar symptoms on the soles. Many dermatologists and general practitioners consider this disease to be mycosis, and prescribe the wrong treatment to the patient for many months. At the same time, against the background of KP, conditions are created for the occurrence of sensitization and the development of microbial eczema.
About the Author
A. B. Yakovlev
Central State Medical Academy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yakovlev Aleksey B., PhD Med, associate professor, associate professor at Dept of Dermatovenereology and Cosmetology
Moscow
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Yakovlev A.B. Keratolysis pitted: Bacterial mimic of mycosis of feet’s skin (clinical cases and literature review). Medical alphabet. 2022;1(27):81-84. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2022-27-81-84
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