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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Effective measures of preventing | Effective measures of preventing erythrasma are prevention of ''[[Corynebacterium minutissimum]]'' infection and proliferation. | ||
==Primary Prevention== | ==Primary Prevention== | ||
Effective measures of preventing | Effective measures of preventing erythrasma includue:<ref name="pmid12010076">{{cite journal |vauthors=Holdiness MR |title=Management of cutaneous erythrasma |journal=Drugs |volume=62 |issue=8 |pages=1131–41 |year=2002 |pmid=12010076 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
* | *Practice good hygiene | ||
* | *Keep skin dry and prevent[[hyperhidrosis]]<ref name="DermText>{{cite book|last=Braun-Falco |first=Otto |date=1991 |title=Dermatology |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Xn1CAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false |location= |publisher=Springer |page=181 |isbn=978-3-662-00181-3}}</ref> | ||
* | *Wear clean clothing that wicks moisture | ||
* | *Avoid excessive heat or moisture | ||
* | *Maintain healthy body weight | ||
* | *Avoid sources of [[immunocompromise]] | ||
* | *Bathe or shower frequently<ref name="urlErythrasma: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia">{{cite web |url=https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001470.htm |title=Erythrasma: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kalsang Dolma, M.B.B.S.[2], Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
Effective measures of preventing erythrasma are prevention of Corynebacterium minutissimum infection and proliferation.
Primary Prevention
Effective measures of preventing erythrasma includue:[1]
- Practice good hygiene
- Keep skin dry and preventhyperhidrosis[2]
- Wear clean clothing that wicks moisture
- Avoid excessive heat or moisture
- Maintain healthy body weight
- Avoid sources of immunocompromise
- Bathe or shower frequently[3]
References
- ↑ Holdiness MR (2002). "Management of cutaneous erythrasma". Drugs. 62 (8): 1131–41. PMID 12010076.
- ↑ Braun-Falco, Otto (1991). Dermatology. Springer. p. 181. ISBN 978-3-662-00181-3.
- ↑ "Erythrasma: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia".