International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences

Pitted Keratolysis is a superficial bacterial skin infection characterized by crater like pits on soles of feet with mal odour. It is fairly common in India particularly among paddy field workers.

A male child aged 10 yrs came to OPD with the symptoms of punched out pits on his both soles of feet associated with perspiration & coldness & foul smell. It was diagnosed to be Pitted Keratolysis. The disease typically affects the pressure bearing areas especially soles of the feet characterized by whitish skin with clusters of punched- out pits, and resulting in smelly feet. The homoeopathic medicine Silicia was prescribed on the basis of totality of symptoms and this successfully cured the child. This case report shows the potential of homoeopathy in the management of Pitted keratolysis.