Erythrasma

Known as: Erythrasma [Disease/Finding]

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

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2012

Background Erythrasma is a skin infection which is caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum. Interdigital erythrasma is the most…

2006

Background: Erythrasma is a superficial cutaneous infection caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum and is characterized by…

1998

Three patients presented to our clinic with erythrasma. The results of the clinical examination of each patient showed bilateral…

1985

When erythrasma was described over 100 years ago,’ little was known about the causative agent, and the disease was considered to…

1979

Miconazole cream was compared with Whitfield's Ointment in a single blind trial for the treatment of erythrasma amongst patients…

1976

A clinical double‐blind trial of topical miconazole and clotrimazole creams was carried out against superficial fungal infections…

1970

Summary An investigation of the incidence of erythrasma in a healthy young adult population is described. The axillae, groins and…

1969

In patients with extensive erythrasma diabetes occurs with sufficient frequency to warrant the routine performance of studies of…

1968

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

1962

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