Erythrasma.
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Erythrasma.
Describe erythrasma.
Erythrasma is an extremely rare disease, due to the presence and growth in the epidermic structures of the vegetable parasite—the microsporon minutissimum. It is characterized by small and large, slightly furfuraceous, reddish-yellow or reddish-brown patches, occurring usually on warm and moist parts, such as the axillary, inguinal, anal and genitocrural regions. It is slowly progressive and persistent, but is without disturbing symptoms other than occasional slight itching.
Fig. 75.
Microsporon Minutissimum x 1000. (After Riehl.)
Treatment, which is rapidly effective, is the same as that employed in tinea versicolor.