| pitted keratolysis |
A non-inflammatory gram positive bacterial infection of the plantar surfaces. The lesions are discrete, shallow erosions located on the soles and beneath toes. Symptoms include hyperhidrosis, maceration and foul odour.
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| pitted k. |
a superficial bacterial infection of the skin of worldwide distribution usually involving the weight-bearing portions of the soles of the feet, and characterized by the formation of shallow asymptomatic discrete round pits, some of which become confluent and form fissures; the specific etiologic agent is unknown. Called also cracked heels.
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| pitted n.’s |
nails with surface pits, usually under 1 mm in diameter, seen most often in psoriasis, frequently in alopecia areata, and sometimes unexplained.
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