ISOLATION OF KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARIUS FROM A CASE OF PITTED KERATOLYSIS

Volume: 44 Number: 2 June 1, 2005
  • İgen Ertam
  • Derya Aytimur
  • Seciye Eda Yüksel
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ISOLATION OF KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARIUS FROM A CASE OF PITTED KERATOLYSIS

Abstract

Pitted keratolysis (PK) is an infectious disease primarily affecting the feet and, occasionally, the palms of the hand associated with various causative agents. A 22-year-old man presented with PK, demonstrating the typical crateriform pits on the plantar surface of the feet, mainly on heels. On skin scraping, Gram(+) cocci were demonstrated, and in the culture Kytococcus sedentarius was isolated. Complete clearence occured following a three-week administration of oral erythromycin and application of topical fusidic acid cream.

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Turkish

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İgen Ertam

Derya Aytimur

Seciye Eda Yüksel

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June 1, 2005

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June 1, 2005

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Year 2005 Volume: 44 Number: 2

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https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY

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1.İgen Ertam, Derya Aytimur, Seciye Eda Yüksel. BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU. EJM [Internet]. 2005 Jun. 1;44(2):117-8. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY

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