Erythrasma

Known as: Erythrasma [Disease/Finding]

A chronic bacterial infection of major folds of the skin, caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum.

National Institutes of Health

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1994

OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportional contributions of tinea pedis, intertrigo, erythrasma and Candida to 'swimmer's eczema…

1987

Thoughts on Our Way to the Clinic Abscess Acanthosis Nigricans Acne Fulminans Acne Keloidalis Acne Vulgaris Acrodermatitis…

1983

A case of disciform erythrasma is presented. This unusual manifestation of a common cutaneous infection may mimic other…

1976

We have studied 17 cases of pseudomycotic onychoses. This condition is frequently seen in the toe nails with the clinical aspect…

1968

The efficacy of treatment of erythrasma with an antibacterial bar soap was determined in two double-blind studies. In one…

1967

Corynebacterium minutissimum , which produced coral-red fluorescent porphyrin, thrives on moist keratinous lesions such as are…

1965

1961) described the consistent isolation of a gram-positive diphtheroid from lesions of crythrasma. This observation…

1962

Investigations recently carried out have shown that erythrasma is due to a diphtheroid member of the genus Corynebacterium and…

1962

The recent reports of Sarkany, Taplin, and H. Blank stated that the most common site of erythrasma was between the toes in…

1952

Several years ago we accidentally observed a bright-red fluorescence of a lesion of the genitocrural area under the Wood light…