Erythrasma

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Erythrasma Classification and external resources
ICD-10	L08.1
ICD-9	039.0
DiseasesDB	29630
MedlinePlus	001470
eMedicine	derm/140
MeSH	D004894

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Erythrasma is a skin disease that can result in pink patches, which can turn into brown scales. It is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum.

It is most commonly found in folds of skin.

Diagnosis

Wood's lamp is useful in diagnosing erythrasma. Use of a Wood's lamp causes the organism to fluoresce a coral red color, differentiating it from fungal infections and other skin conditions.

Treatment

It can be treated with erythromycin, or with antibacterial soap. Some studies have shown resolution with the use of Zithromax (azithromycin).

External links

• DermNet bacterial/erythrasma

• Photo at University of Iowa
• -2106916858 at GPnotebook
• DER17 at FPnotebook

v • d • e Infectious diseases - Bacterial diseases (primarily A00-A79, 001-041,080-109)
G+	Firmicutes Clostridium Pseudomembranous colitis - Botulism - Tetanus - Gas gangrene Bacilli (class) Coccus Strep-: Alpha (pneumoniae, mutans, viridans) - Beta A pyogenes (Scarlet fever, Erysipelas, Rheumatic fever, Streptococcal pharyngitis), B agalactiae - D Entero- Staphylo- - Toxic shock syndrome Bacillus (shape) Bacillus (Anthrax) - Listeria (Listeriosis) Actinobacteria Actinomycetales Actinomycosis/Actinomycetoma (Whipple's disease) - Corynebacterium (Diphtheria, Erythrasma) - Nocardia (Nocardiosis, Maduromycosis) Mycobacterium M. tuberculosis (Tuberculosis): Ghon focus - Ghon's complex - Meningitis - Pott's disease - Rich focus - Scrofula - Bazin disease - Lupus vulgaris - Miliary M. leprae (Leprosy) Nontuberculous: Mycobacterium avium (Lady Windermere syndrome) - Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli ulcer)
G-	Spirochetal Treponema: Syphilis (Bejel) - Yaws - Pinta Borrelia: Relapsing fever - Lyme disease (Erythema chronicum migrans) other/multiple/unknown: Noma - Trench mouth - Rat-bite fever (Sodoku) - Leptospirosis Intracellular Mycoplasmatales Mycoplasma pneumonia - Ureaplasma infection Chlamydiae Chlamydophila (Psittacosis) - Chlamydia (Chlamydia, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Trachoma) Proteobacteria (primarily rods, except Neisseria =cocci) α/ (Intra-) Rickettsiales/ Rickettsioses/ Anaplasmataceae Typhus (Murine typhus, Epidemic typhus) spotted fever (Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Boutonneuse fever, Rickettsialpox) Ehrlichiosis (Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis, Human monocytic ehrlichiosis) OTHER: Coxiella (Q fever) - Bartonella (Trench fever) - Orientia (Scrub typhus) Rhizobiales Brucellosis - Cat scratch fever - Bartonellosis (Bacillary angiomatosis) β Neisseriaceae: Meningococcus (Meningococcal disease, Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome) - Gonorrhea Burkholderiales: Glanders - Melioidosis - Pertussis γ Enterobacteriaceae: Salmonella (Typhoid fever, Paratyphoid fever, Salmonellosis) - Yersinia pestis (Plague/Bubonic plague) - Klebsiella (Rhinoscleroma, Donovanosis) - Shigella (Shigellosis) - Escherichia coli/O157:H7 - Proteus Pasteurellaceae: Pasteurella (Pasteurellosis) - Haemophilus (Brazilian purpuric fever, Chancroid) - Actinobacillus (Actinobacillosis) other: Francisella (Tularemia) - Vibrio (Cholera) - Legionella (Legionellosis) - Pseudomonas - Serratia ε Campylobacteriosis - Helicobacter Bacteroidetes Bacteroides Other Gardnerella

v • d • e Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (integumentary system) (L, 680-709)
Infections	Staphylococcus (Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, Impetigo, Boil, Carbuncle) - Cellulitis (Paronychia) - Acute lymphadenitis - Pilonidal cyst - Corynebacterium (Erythrasma)
Bullous disorders	Pemphigus - Pemphigoid (Bullous pemphigoid) - Dermatitis herpetiformis
Dermatitis and eczema	Atopic dermatitis - Seborrhoeic dermatitis (Dandruff, Cradle cap) - Diaper rash - Urushiol-induced contact dermatitis - Contact dermatitis - Erythroderma - Lichen simplex chronicus - Prurigo nodularis - Itch - Pruritus ani - Nummular dermatitis - Dyshidrosis - Pityriasis alba
Papulosquamous disorders	Psoriasis (Psoriatic arthritis) - Parapsoriasis (Pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta, Pityriasis lichenoides chronica) - Pityriasis rosea - Lichen planus - Pityriasis rubra pilaris - Lichen nitidus
Urticaria and erythema	Urticaria (Dermatographic urticaria, Cholinergic urticaria) - Erythema (Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Toxic epidermal necrolysis, Erythema nodosum, Erythema annulare centrifugum, Erythema marginatum)
Radiation-related disorders	Sunburn - Actinic keratosis - Polymorphous light eruption - Radiodermatitis - Erythema ab igne
Disorders of skin appendages	nail disease: Ingrown nail - Onychogryposis - Beau's lines - Yellow nail syndrome hair loss: Alopecia areata (Alopecia totalis, Alopecia universalis, Ophiasis) - Androgenic alopecia - Telogen effluvium - Traction alopecia - Lichen planopilaris - Trichorrhexis nodosa other follicular disorders: Hypertrichosis (Hirsutism) - Acne vulgaris - Rosacea (Perioral dermatitis, Rhinophyma) - follicular cysts (Epidermoid cyst, Sebaceous cyst, Steatocystoma multiplex) - Pseudofolliculitis barbae - Hidradenitis suppurativa - Folliculitis sweat disorders: eccrine (Miliaria, Anhidrosis) - apocrine (Body odor, Chromhidrosis, Fox-Fordyce disease)
Other	pigmentation (Vitiligo, Melasma, Freckle, Café au lait spot, Lentigo/Liver spot) - Seborrheic keratosis - Acanthosis nigricans - Callus - Pyoderma gangrenosum - Bedsore - atrophic (Lichen sclerosus, Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans) - Keloid - necrobiosis (Granuloma annulare, Necrobiosis lipoidica) - Granuloma faciale - Lupus erythematosus - Morphea - Calcinosis cutis - Sclerodactyly - Ainhum - vasculitis (Livedoid vasculitis, Erythema elevatum diutinum) - Pyogenic granuloma
see also congenital (Q80-Q84, 757)

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