The Correlations between Clinical Features, Dermoscopic and Histopathological Findings, and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Pitted Keratolysis

Figure 2

The histopathology demonstrated color alteration of the keratin with alternate light and dark columns (a, b). Alternate dark and light vertical bands with depressed area corresponding to the light columns (arrow) (Hematoxylin and Eosin ×100 and ×200, respectively, a, b). Depressed area with empty space represented the pit with cluster of bacteria along the side and at the bottom of the pit ((c) Hematoxylin and Eosin×400 and (d) Periodic-acid Schiff ×600).

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