Medical term:
erythrasma
erythrasma
[er″ĭ-thraz´mah]a chronic bacterial infection of the major skin folds due to Corynebacterium minutissimum, marked by red or brownish patches on the skin.
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er·y·thras·ma
(er-i-thraz'mă),An eruption of well-circumscribed reddish brown patches, in the axillae and groins especially, due to the presence of Corynebacterium minutissimum in the stratum corneum.
[G. erythrainō, to redden]
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erythrasma
infectious disease A patchy red-brown rash in the axilla and inguinal region, due to the presence of Corynebacterium minutissimum in the stratum corneumMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
er·y·thras·ma
(er'i-thraz'mă)An eruption of well-circumscribed reddish-brown patches, in the axillae and groin especially, due to the presence of Corynebacterium minutissimum in the stratum corneum.
[G. erythrainō, to redden]
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