title: [Pitted keratolysis--how to treat?].
abstract: Pitted keratolysis is a common and problematic skin condition affecting the feet caused by the keratolytic activity of Corynebacterium, Micrococcus, Dermatophilus. Skin lesions are characterized by crater-like pits of the epidermis accompanied by a burning sensation, itching, pain and malodor. The purpose of the present paper was to characterise the disease's clinical features and possibilities for the therapy. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, not only dermatologists ought to be familiar with the disease, but also physicians, pediatricians, surgeons, orthopedists, military doctors and occupational health doctors.
authors.affiliation: Uniwersytet Jagielloński Collegium Medicum, Kraków, Zakład Dermatologii Doświadczalnej i Kosmetologii, Wydział Farmaceutyczny. dermatolog.pl@gmail.com
authors.forename: Grazyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kamińska-Winciorek
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Spiewak
mesh_terms: D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D006945:Hyperhidrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology