Preferred Label : Pitted keratolysis;
ICD-11 definition : Pitted keratolysis is a dermatosis of plantar skin caused by digestion of epidermal
keratin by bacteria. Various bacteria including Kytococcus sedentarius, Dermatophilus
congolensis and species of Corynebacterium, Actinomyces and Streptomyces. Prolonged
occlusion and hyperhidrosis predispose to bacterial proliferation and the production
of bacterial proteinases which destroy the stratum corneum, creating multiple pits.
The affected skin is often white and macerated as a result of the accompanying hyperhidrosis.;
Origin ID : 1522505592;
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Pitted keratolysis is a dermatosis of plantar skin caused by digestion of epidermal
keratin by bacteria. Various bacteria including Kytococcus sedentarius, Dermatophilus
congolensis and species of Corynebacterium, Actinomyces and Streptomyces. Prolonged
occlusion and hyperhidrosis predispose to bacterial proliferation and the production
of bacterial proteinases which destroy the stratum corneum, creating multiple pits.
The affected skin is often white and macerated as a result of the accompanying hyperhidrosis.
