title: Pitted keratolysis: a manifestation of human dermatophilosis.
abstract: A case of pitted keratolysis caused by Dermatophilus congolensis is reported. The organism was isolated from the lesion and identified by its morphological, cultural, and biochemical characteristics. A survey of the literature revealed that it rarely causes human infections, but is a common causative agent of disease in domesticated and wild animals. Human infections reported previously were traced to contact with infected animals or contaminated soil. We report pitted keratolysis in a 44-year-old physician with no known history of such a contact.
authors.affiliation: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Gillum
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Qadri
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Al-Ahdal
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Strano
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012874:Skin Diseases, Infectious / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014481:United States