Erythrasma other imaging findings
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
A Wood’s lamp examination is commonly performed on patients with suspected erythrasma to determine a Corynebacterium minitissimum infection. Coral-red fluorescence is indicative of Corynebacterium minitissimum, as a result of produced coproporphyrin III.
Other Imaging Findings
Wood’s Lamp Examination
- A Wood’s lamp examination is commonly performed on patients with suspected erythrasma to determine a Corynebacterium minitissimum infection.[1]
- Coral-red fluorescence is indicative of Corynebacterium minitissimum, as a result of produced coproporphyrin III.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Blasco-Morente G, Arias-Santiago S, Pérez-López I, Martínez-López A (2016). “Coral-Red Fluorescence of Erythrasma Plaque”. Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 16 (3): e381–2. doi:10.18295/squmj.2016.16.03.023. PMC 4996308. PMID 27606125.
- ↑ Blasco Morente G, Martínez Peinado C, Martínez García E, Tercedor Sánchez J (2014). “[Wood’s lamp in congenital erythropoietic porphyria]”. An Pediatr (Barc) (in Spanish; Castilian). 81 (6): 403–4. doi:10.1016/j.anpedi.2014.01.005. PMID 24525168.
- ↑ Wilson BB, Wagenseller A, Noland MM (2012). “An atypical presentation of erythrasma”. J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 67 (5): e217–8. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2012.04.004. PMID 23062922.
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