A minor, superficial skin infection caused by Corynebacterium minutissimium.
a skin infection of the top layer of skin characterized by irregular pink patches that turn to brown scales.
A bacterial infection caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum. Reddish-brown patches with fine scale are common. It classically afflicts the groin area but can be found elsewhere, including the toe web spaces. It fluoresces coral red under Wood's lamp examination.
A skin infection affecting the skin folds, which presents itself as a slowly enlarging area of pink or brown dry skin. It is often found in such areas as under the arms, between the toes, and in the groin area.
a superficial bacterial infection of the body folds such as the toe webs, groin and armpits
a chronic, superficial bacterial infection of the skin involving the body folds and toe webs, caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum and characterized by the presence of sharply demarcated, dry, brown and slowly spreading patches.
Erythrasma is a skin disease that can result in pink patches, which can turn into brown scales. It is caused by the bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum.