Pitted Keratolysis: A Manifestation of Human Dermatophilosis

Autor:	Strano Aj, Gillum Rl, Al-Ahdal Mn, Qadri Sm, Connor Dh
Rok vydání:	1988
Předmět:	Adult Foot Dermatoses Male biology Dermatophilus congolensis Dermatology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease United States Microbiology Botany medicine Humans Skin Diseases Infectious Actinomycetales Infections Pitted keratolysis
Zdroj:	Dermatology. 177:305-308
ISSN:	1421-9832 1018-8665
DOI:	10.1159/000248584
Popis:	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.
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