Erythrasma is caused by
Correct Answer: Corynebacterium minutissimum
Description: CORYNEBACTERIAL INFECTIONS * Corynebacterium: gram-positive rod-shaped bacteria . Erythrasma:- * Superficial infection in occluded interiginous areas due to C.minutissimum * Presents as well-demarcated red-brown macules/patches with fine scale and wrinkling in interiginous areas; interdigital maceration and scaling between toes. * Most common bacterial infection of the foot . Wood's lamp:- Bright coral-red fluorescence due to porphyrin production (coproporphyrin III). Treatment:- Topical antibiotic or antifungal (clindamycin, erythromycin, imidazole) or oral erythromycin x 5 days. Ref&;- Sima Jain; pg num:-208
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