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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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

APA
Ertam, İ., Aytimur, D., & Yüksel, S. E. (2005). BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU. Ege Tıp Dergisi, 44(2), 117-118. https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY
AMA
1.Ertam İ, Aytimur D, Yüksel SE. BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU. EJM. 2005;44(2):117-118. https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY
Chicago
Ertam, İgen, Derya Aytimur, and Seciye Eda Yüksel. 2005. “BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU”. Ege Tıp Dergisi 44 (2): 117-18. https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY.
EndNote
Ertam İ, Aytimur D, Yüksel SE (June 1, 2005) BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU. Ege Tıp Dergisi 44 2 117–118.
IEEE
[1]İ. Ertam, D. Aytimur, and S. E. Yüksel, “BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU”, EJM, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 117–118, June 2005, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY
ISNAD
Ertam, İgen - Aytimur, Derya - Yüksel, Seciye Eda. “BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU”. Ege Tıp Dergisi 44/2 (June 1, 2005): 117-118. https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY.
JAMA
1.Ertam İ, Aytimur D, Yüksel SE. BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU. EJM. 2005;44:117–118.
MLA
Ertam, İgen, et al. “BİR PİTTED KERATOLİZİS OLGUSUNDAN KYTOCOCCUS SEDENTARİUS İZOLASYONU”. Ege Tıp Dergisi, vol. 44, no. 2, June 2005, pp. 117-8, https://izlik.org/JA64NW53FY.
Vancouver
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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