Erythrasma: A report of nine men successfully managed with mupirocin 2% ointment monotherapy

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" Erythrasma: A report of nine men successfully managed with mupirocin 2% ointment monotherapy "
Greywal, Tanya; Cohen, Philip R

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	924234
Doc. No	:	LA9zh116s1
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Greywal, Tanya; Cohen, Philip R
Title & Author	:	Erythrasma: A report of nine men successfully managed with mupirocin 2% ointment monotherapy [Article]\ Greywal, Tanya; Cohen, Philip R
Title of Periodical	:	Dermatology Online Journal
Volume/ Issue Number	:	23/5
Date	:	2017
Abstract	:	Background: Erythrasma is a benign dermatosis thattypically occurs on intertriginous skin. Purpose: Wedescribe a series of nine men with erythrasmathat were successfully treated with mupirocin 2%ointment monotherapy. Methods and Materials:We reviewed PubMed for the following terms:erythrasma, mupirocin, ointment, treatment. Wealso reviewed papers containing these terms andtheir references. Results: Complete resolution oferythrasma occurred following monotherapywith twice daily application of mupirocin 2%ointment. Conclusions: Several topical andoral treatments are available to successfullymanage erythrasma. Our series of patientswith erythrasma experienced resolution withmupirocin 2% ointment treatment within 2 to 4weeks of therapy. Monotherapy with mupirocin2% ointment should be considered as a primarytreatment alternative for erythrasma.