Painful, plaque-like, pitted keratolysis occurring in childhood.
Pitted keratolysis is a superficial infection of the soles of the feet that is almost always asymptomatic. A painful variant of this disorder was reported to occur in adult males during military service. We report painful, plaque-like, pitted keratolysis in two children. Treatment with topical erythromycin was curative.
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Department of Dermatology, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*