Research Article
The Correlations between Clinical Features, Dermoscopic and Histopathological Findings, and Treatment Outcomes of Patients with Pitted Keratolysis
Table 2
Associations between clinical manifestations and presence of bacteria found in histopathology.
| | Clinical manifestations | Number (%) | value | | No bacteria presence () | Bacteria presence () |
| | Clinical severity | | | | | Involvement area (% of total foot area) | 50.8 | 51.7 | 0.804 | | VAS of foot odor () | | | 0.175 | | DLQI: median (P25, P75) | 6.0 (2.8, 7.3) | 8.0 (3.0, 15.0) | 0.432 | | Dermoscopic findings | | | | | Pit | 6 (100.0) | 26 (83.9) | 0.567 | | Pit size | | | | | Same | 3/6 (50.0) | 11/26 (42.3) | 1.000 | | Mixed | 3/6 (50.0) | 15/26 (57.7) | | | Pit configuration | | | | | Same | 1/6 (16.7) | 7/26 (26.9) | 1.000 | | Mixed | 5/6 (83.3) | 9/26 (73.1) | | | Pit arrangement | | | | | Clustered | 1/6 (16.7) | 3/26 (11.5) | 1.000 | | Scattered | 5/6 (83.3) | 23/26 (88.5) | | | Pit characteristics | | | | | Geometric | 1/6 (16.7) | 2/26 (7.7) | 0.476 | | Interrupted dermatoglyphic lines | 3/6 (50.0) | 25/26 (96.2) | 0.015 | | Bead sign | 2/6 (33.3) | 6/26 (23.1) | 0.625 | | White opaque | 0 | 7 (22.6) | 0.571 | | Black or brown opaque | 0 | 3 (9.7) | 1.000 | | Histopathological findings | | | | | Pits | 4 (66.7) | 30 (96.8) | 0.062 | | Parakeratosis | 0 | 5 (16.1) | 0.567 | | Color alteration of keratin | 2 (33.3) | 25 (80.6) | 0.035 |
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was statistically significant. Abbreviations: DLQI: Dermatology Life Quality Index; VAS: visual analog scale. |
