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==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
===Pathogenesis=== | ===Pathogenesis=== | ||
*Erythrasma develops when ''[[Corynebacterium|Corynebacterium minitissium]]'' infiltrates the [[stratum corneum]].<ref name="MontesBlack1967">{{cite journal|last1=Montes|first1=Leopoldo F.|last2=Black|first2=S.H.|last3=McBride|first3=Mollie E.|title=Bacterial Invasion of the Stratum Corneum in Erythrasma|journal=Journal of Investigative Dermatology|volume=49|issue=5|year=1967|pages=474–485|issn=0022202X|doi=10.1038/jid.1967.168}}</ref> | *Erythrasma develops when ''[[Corynebacterium|Corynebacterium minitissium]]'' infiltrates the [[stratum corneum]] and proliferate.<ref name="MontesBlack1967">{{cite journal|last1=Montes|first1=Leopoldo F.|last2=Black|first2=S.H.|last3=McBride|first3=Mollie E.|title=Bacterial Invasion of the Stratum Corneum in Erythrasma|journal=Journal of Investigative Dermatology|volume=49|issue=5|year=1967|pages=474–485|issn=0022202X|doi=10.1038/jid.1967.168}}</ref> | ||
**The [[bacteria]] proliferates on the [[epidermis]] and develops at the intracellular level of the [[stratum corneum]]. | |||
**Penetration of the skin occurs when the horny [[cells]] of the [[plasma]] [[membranes]] rupture . | |||
**Keratolysis occurs due to the removal of [[keratin]] [[fibrils]] from the [[bacteria]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Pathophysiology
Pathogenesis
- Erythrasma develops when Corynebacterium minitissium infiltrates the stratum corneum and proliferate.[1]
References
- ↑ Montes, Leopoldo F.; Black, S.H.; McBride, Mollie E. (1967). "Bacterial Invasion of the Stratum Corneum in Erythrasma". Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 49 (5): 474–485. doi:10.1038/jid.1967.168. ISSN 0022-202X.