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==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
===Appearance of the Patient== | |||
*The patient is usually well-appearing.<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> | |||
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*Erythrasma presents with [[erythema|erythematous]] [[lesions, [[maceration]], and reddish-brown scales indicative of [[hyperkeratosis]].<ref name="pmid27294050">{{cite journal |vauthors=Pinto M, Hundi GK, Bhat RM, Bala NK, Dandekeri S, Martis J, Kambil SM |title=Clinical and epidemiological features of coryneform skin infections at a tertiary hospital |journal=Indian Dermatol Online J |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=168–73 |year=2016 |pmid=27294050 |pmc=4886587 |doi=10.4103/2229-5178.182351 |url=}}</ref> | |||
**The borders of the [[lesions]] and unaffected skin are sharply demarcated. | |||
**The lesions are usually found in [[skin folds]]. | |||
===Extremities=== | |||
*Erythrasma commonly presents in the interdigital regions in hands and feet.<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 | |||
==Examples of Physical Examination== | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Luke Rusowicz-Orazem, B.S.
Overview
Physical Examination
=Appearance of the Patient
- The patient is usually well-appearing.[1]
Skin
- Erythrasma presents with erythematous [[lesions, maceration, and reddish-brown scales indicative of hyperkeratosis.[2]
- The borders of the lesions and unaffected skin are sharply demarcated.
- The lesions are usually found in skin folds.
Extremities
- Erythrasma commonly presents in the interdigital regions in hands and feet.
Image:Erytrasma02.jpg|Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
Image:Erytrasma03.jpg|Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
Image:Erytrasma04.jpg|Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
Image:Erytrasma05.jpg|Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
Image:Erytrasma06.jpg|Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
Image:Erytrasma07.jpg|Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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Groin
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Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]
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![Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Erytrasma09.jpg)
![Erytrasma. Adapted from Dermatology Atlas.[3]](/index.php/File:Erytrasma10.jpg)
References
- ↑ "Erythrasma: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia".
- ↑ Pinto M, Hundi GK, Bhat RM, Bala NK, Dandekeri S, Martis J, Kambil SM (2016). "Clinical and epidemiological features of coryneform skin infections at a tertiary hospital". Indian Dermatol Online J. 7 (3): 168–73. doi:10.4103/2229-5178.182351. PMC 4886587. PMID 27294050.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "Dermatology Atlas".