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Pitted Keratolysis in an Olive Baboon (Papio anubis)
Emily A Blackwell1, Ryan C Navarro1, Katti R Crakes1
1Department of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Journal of Medical Primatology
|April 15, 2025
Abstract
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Pitted keratolysis, a dermatologic condition in humans, was diagnosed in an olive baboon (Papio anubis) via biopsy and responded well to topical treatment. In humans, pitted keratolysis is caused by the overgrowth of keratinolytic bacteria within the stratum corneum. This represents the first reported case in a nonhuman primate.
