Quantcast This image displays a bacterial skin infection between the toes typical of erythrasma. The sharp boundary between the skin colors of the affected area and the normal skin is typical in erythrasma. Erythrasma is displayed as slowly enlarging brown or pink, rough areas in body folds.
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Erythrasma:
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Picture of Erythrasma: This image displays a bacterial skin infection between the toes typical of erythrasma. Divider line
This image displays a bacterial skin infection between the toes typical of erythrasma.
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Treatments Your Physician May Prescribe
Once the diagnosis of erythrasma is confirmed, the doctor may try:
  • Topical antibiotic lotions such as erythromycin or clindamycin
  • Whitfield's ointment (a mixture of benzoic acid and salicylic acid)
  • Aluminum chloride solution to reduce sweating and moisture
  • Oral antibiotics such as erythromycin
Last Modified: 29 Jan 2008

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