Pitted keratolysis

Pitted keratolysis is a skin disorder that affects the stratum corneum of the plantar surface and is caused by Gram-positive bacteria. A 30-year-old male presented with small punched-out lesions on the plantar surface. A superficial shaving was carried out for scanning electron microscopy. Hypokerat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: de Almeida Jr, Hiram Larangeira, Siqueira, Rodrigo Nunes, Meireles, Renan da Silva, Rampon, Greice, de Castro, Luis Antonio Suita, Silva, Ricardo Marques e
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 2016
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Images in Dermatology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4782659/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26982791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/abd1806-4841.20164096
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Sumario:Pitted keratolysis is a skin disorder that affects the stratum corneum of the plantar surface and is caused by Gram-positive bacteria. A 30-year-old male presented with small punched-out lesions on the plantar surface. A superficial shaving was carried out for scanning electron microscopy. Hypokeratosis was noted on the plantar skin and in the acrosyringium, where the normal elimination of corneocytes was not seen. At higher magnification (x 3,500) bacteria were easily found on the surface and the described transversal bacterial septation was observed.

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