Research Article
The Correlations between Clinical Features, Dermoscopic and Histopathological Findings, and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Pitted Keratolysis
Table 1
Associations between pitted keratolysis (PK) diagnoses and dermoscopic findings of 45 cadets.
| | Dermoscopic findings | Number (%) | value | | PK () | Non-PK () |
| | Pit | 37 (88.1) | 0 | 0.004 | | Pit size | | | | | Same | 19/37 (51.4) | — | | | Mixed | 18/37 (48.6) | — | | | Pit configuration | | | | | Same | 12/37 (32.4) | — | | | Mixed | 25/37 (67.6) | — | | | Pit arrangement | | | | | Clustered | 5/37 (13.5) | — | | | Scattered | 32/37 (86.5) | — | | | Pit characteristics | | | | | Geometric | 3/37 (8.1) | — | | | Interrupted dermatoglyphic lines | 33/37 (89.2) | — | | | Bead sign | 8/37 (21.6) | — | | | White opaque | 10 (23.8) | 2 (66.7) | 0.169 | | Black or brown opaque | 3 (7.1) | 0 | 1.000 |
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was statistically significant. |
