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2022 Dec


J Fam Pract


71


10

Erythrasma.

Authors

Masood M, Heath CR, Usatine RP
J Fam Pract. 2022 Dec; 71(10):E13-E14.
PMID: 36735943.

Abstract

THE COMPARISONA and B Axilla of a 65-year-old White man with erythrasma showing a well-demarcated erythematous plaque with fine scale (A). Wood-lamp examination of the area showed characteristic bright coral red fluorescence (B).C and D A well-demarcated, red-brown plaque with fine scale in the antecubital fossa of an obese Hispanic woman (C). Wood-lamp examination revealed bright coral red fluorescence (D).E Hypopigmented patches (with pruritus) in the groin of a Black man. He also had erythrasma between the toes.