TY - JOUR
T1 - Dietzia strain X: a newly described actinomycete isolated from confluent and reticulated papillomatosis
AU - Natarajan, Sivakumar
AU - Milne, Derek
AU - Jones, Amanda
AU - Goodfellow, Michael
AU - Perry, John
AU - Koerner, Roland
PY - 2005/10
Y1 - 2005/10
N2 - Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CRP) is a rare skin disorder. To date its aetiology remains uncertain. The possibility of an infectious aetiology has been supported by case reports of therapeutic response to antibiotic therapy. We have isolated and identified a previously unknown Dietzia strain, an Actinomycete, from skin scrapings of a 17-year-old boy with CRP. We propose that this organism may be the aetiological agent of CRP. Further investigations are necessary to determine the potential role of this Actinomycete in the pathogenesis of CRP
AB - Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CRP) is a rare skin disorder. To date its aetiology remains uncertain. The possibility of an infectious aetiology has been supported by case reports of therapeutic response to antibiotic therapy. We have isolated and identified a previously unknown Dietzia strain, an Actinomycete, from skin scrapings of a 17-year-old boy with CRP. We propose that this organism may be the aetiological agent of CRP. Further investigations are necessary to determine the potential role of this Actinomycete in the pathogenesis of CRP
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06785.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06785.x
M3 - Article
VL - 153
SP - 825
EP - 827
JO - British Journal of Dermatology
JF - British Journal of Dermatology
SN - 0007-0963
IS - 4
ER -