This image displays a bacterial skin infection between the toes typical of erythrasma. This image displays a scaly rash typical of erythrasma, a bacterial skin infection common in body folds. Erythrasma is displayed as slowly enlarging brown or pink, rough areas in body folds. This image shows the pink-red fluorescence of corynebacteria, an infection of the body folds known as erythrasma, shown under a "woods lamp" in a dark room. As displayed in this image, erythrasma often has a very sharp border.
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Erythrasma  Information for adults

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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Overview
Erythrasma is a common chronic skin condition affecting the skin folds. The slowly enlarging patches of pink to brown dry skin are caused by an infection by the bacterium Corynebacterium minutissimum.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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