title: Pitted keratolysis: successful management with mupirocin 2% ointment monotherapy.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pitted keratolysis is a benign dermatosis that occurs on plantar skin.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We describe a man with pitted keratolysis that was successfully treated with mupirocin 2% ointment monotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed PubMed for the following terms: mupirocin, ointment, pitted keratolysis, treatment. We also reviewed papers containing these terms and their references.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Complete resolution of pitted keratolysis occurred following monotherapy with twice daily application of mupirocin 2% ointment for a duration of three weeks. There was no recurrence at a follow-up visit eight weeks later.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Several topical and oral treatments are available to successfully manage pitted keratolysis. Our patient confirms previous reports of pitted keratolysis resolving with mupirocin 2% ointment treatment. Monotherapy with mupirocin 2% ointment should be considered as a primary treatment alternative for pitted keratolysis.
authors.forename: Tanya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Greywal
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego. mitehead@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Philip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000279:Administration, Cutaneous; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004643:Emollients; D005533:Foot Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016712:Mupirocin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009824:Ointments; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D004643:Emollients; D009824:Ointments; D016712:Mupirocin