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I suffer from pits under the soles of my feet. How come? And what can I do about it?
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Sepp Mortelmans, podiatrist
Pitted keratolysis is actually a type of infection on your skin. You can treat this locally with an ointment (lotions, gels or creams) containing erythromycin, clindamycin or fusidic acid. Antifungals containing clotrimazole, miconazole or ketoconazole can also help with this. When local antibiotics do not help enough, oral antibiotics are sometimes used to fight the infection. Usual agents are then erythromycin or clarithromycin.
sweaty feet
Very often pitted soles are the result of sweaty feet, so you also have to deal with this. I often recommend boric acid flakes for sweaty feet. That is a kind of powder that you put in your shoes that absorbs the moisture. Also regularly air shoes, change socks, …
With best regards,
Sepp Mortelmans
Podiatrist, MSU/sonographer
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Sepp Mortelmans is a podiatrist for RondOm Podotherapists. He followed his training in Belgium and has been working in the Netherlands since 2011.