Erythrasma

J Fam Pract. 2022 Dec;71(10):E13-E14. doi: 10.12788/jfp.0528.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Erythrasma* / diagnosis
  • Groin
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pruritus