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Erythrasma

MedGen UID:
4529
•Concept ID:
C0014752
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: erythrasma; infection due to Corynebacterium minutissimum
SNOMED CT: Erythrasma (238418005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002885

Definition

A chronic bacterial infection of major folds of the skin, caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum. [from MONDO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVErythrasma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Bacterial skin infections in the elderly: diagnosis and treatment.
Laube S, Farrell AM
Drugs Aging 2002;19(5):331-42. doi: 10.2165/00002512-200219050-00002. PMID: 12093320
Management of cutaneous erythrasma.
Holdiness MR
Drugs 2002;62(8):1131-41. doi: 10.2165/00003495-200262080-00002. PMID: 12010076
Treatment of erythrasma with miconazole.
Pitcher DG, Noble WC, Seville RH
Clin Exp Dermatol 1979 Dec;4(4):453-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.1979.tb01640.x. PMID: 535173

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Erosio interdigitalis blastomycetica: A review of interdigital candidiasis.
Schlager E, Ashack K, Khachemoune A
Dermatol Online J 2018 Aug 15;24(8) PMID: 30677843
Hyperhidrosis, bromhidrosis, and chromhidrosis: Fold (intertriginous) dermatoses.
Semkova K, Gergovska M, Kazandjieva J, Tsankov N
Clin Dermatol 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):483-91. Epub 2015 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.04.013. PMID: 26051066
Corynebacterium-associated skin infections.
Blaise G, Nikkels AF, Hermanns-Lê T, Nikkels-Tassoudji N, Piérard GE
Int J Dermatol 2008 Sep;47(9):884-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03773.x. PMID: 18937649
Obesity and dermatology.
Scheinfeld NS
Clin Dermatol 2004 Jul-Aug;22(4):303-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.001. PMID: 15475230
Fusidic acid in dermatology.
Wilkinson JD
Br J Dermatol 1998 Dec;139 Suppl 53:37-40. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.1390s3037.x. PMID: 9990411

Diagnosis

Erythrasma.
Masood M, Heath CR, Usatine RP
J Fam Pract 2022 Dec;71(10):E13-E14. doi: 10.12788/jfp.0528. PMID: 36735943
Axillary and inguinal erythrasma.
Riquelme IL, Moyano EG
CMAJ 2021 Oct 4;193(39):E1535. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210310. PMID: 34607848Free PMC Article
Interdigital Erythrasma.
Galvañ Pozo JI, Gómez Moyano E
Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Sep;94(9):1902-1903. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.022. PMID: 31486384
Erythrasma.
Torres-Navarro I
Emergencias 2018 Ago;30(4):283. PMID: 30033708
Diabetes mellitus.
Ahmed I, Goldstein B
Clin Dermatol 2006 Jul-Aug;24(4):237-46. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.04.009. PMID: 16828404

Therapy

Need a Wood Lamp Alternative? Grab Your Smartphone.
Zagales R, Korman AM
Cutis 2024 Jun;113(6):271-272. doi: 10.12788/cutis.1026. PMID: 39083000
Axillary and inguinal erythrasma.
Riquelme IL, Moyano EG
CMAJ 2021 Oct 4;193(39):E1535. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.210310. PMID: 34607848Free PMC Article
Interdigital Erythrasma.
Galvañ Pozo JI, Gómez Moyano E
Mayo Clin Proc 2019 Sep;94(9):1902-1903. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2019.04.022. PMID: 31486384
Diabetes mellitus.
Ahmed I, Goldstein B
Clin Dermatol 2006 Jul-Aug;24(4):237-46. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.04.009. PMID: 16828404
Diabetes and skin-a review.
Haroon TS
Scott Med J 1974 Nov;19(6):257-67. doi: 10.1177/003693307401900605. PMID: 4610746

Prognosis

Hyperhidrosis, bromhidrosis, and chromhidrosis: Fold (intertriginous) dermatoses.
Semkova K, Gergovska M, Kazandjieva J, Tsankov N
Clin Dermatol 2015 Jul-Aug;33(4):483-91. Epub 2015 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.04.013. PMID: 26051066
Corynebacterium-associated skin infections.
Blaise G, Nikkels AF, Hermanns-Lê T, Nikkels-Tassoudji N, Piérard GE
Int J Dermatol 2008 Sep;47(9):884-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03773.x. PMID: 18937649
Diabetes mellitus.
Ahmed I, Goldstein B
Clin Dermatol 2006 Jul-Aug;24(4):237-46. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2006.04.009. PMID: 16828404
Obesity and dermatology.
Scheinfeld NS
Clin Dermatol 2004 Jul-Aug;22(4):303-9. doi: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2004.01.001. PMID: 15475230
Central venous catheter-related Corynebacterium minutissimum bacteremia.
Rupp ME, Stiles KG, Tarantolo S, Goering RV
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1998 Oct;19(10):786-9. doi: 10.1086/647726. PMID: 9801290

Clinical prediction guides

Influence of low-level laser on pain and inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic dermopathy - A case report.
Hazari A, K N S, K Rao K, G Maiya A
J Cosmet Laser Ther 2017 Oct;19(6):360-363. Epub 2017 May 11 doi: 10.1080/14764172.2017.1326611. PMID: 28494177
A comparison between the effectiveness of erythromycin, single-dose clarithromycin and topical fusidic acid in the treatment of erythrasma.
Avci O, Tanyildizi T, Kusku E
J Dermatolog Treat 2013 Feb;24(1):70-4. Epub 2011 Sep 18 doi: 10.3109/09546634.2011.594870. PMID: 21923567
Dermatitis of the folds in black Africans in Bamako, Mali.
Keita S, Faye O, Traoré A, Dicko A, Berthe S, Traore P, Coulibaly K
Int J Dermatol 2012 Nov;51 Suppl 1:37-40, 41-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2012.05563.x. PMID: 23210956
The prevalence of interdigital erythrasma in southern region of Turkey.
Inci M, Serarslan G, Ozer B, Inan MU, Evirgen O, Erkaslan Alagoz G, Duran N
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2012 Nov;26(11):1372-6. Epub 2011 Oct 7 doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2011.04293.x. PMID: 21977942
How useful is a biopsy in a case of suspected fungal infection?
Montes LF
Cutis 1977 Nov;20(5):665-7. PMID: 923288

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