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Pityriasis Alba

Pityriasis Alba Abstract In 1946 Dobes and Jones1 proposed the name ``erythema streptogenes'' for a scaling and depigmenting dermatitis seen most commonly in dark-skinned children. This is not a new disease, as it had previously been described in older texts under many names: impetigo furfuracea, pityriasis simplex, and pityriasis alba. Dobes and Jones believed that it was a streptococcal infection because they were able to culture hemolytic Streptococcus in five of seven cases, although sometimes several attempts were necessary to obtain the germ. Fox,* working on the same problem in 1923 and 1924, grew no bacteria. Pardo-Castello and Dominguez4 grew no bacteria but did grow an Aspergillus fungus. With the advent of the newer antibiotic preparations there has been growing dissatisfaction with the name ``erythema streptogenes." The condition does not act like an infection. It responds to antibiotics no better than to the base without the medication. References 1. References 2 and 3. 2. Dobes, W. L., and Jones, J.: Erythema Streptogenes , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 53:107 ( (Feb.) ) 1946. 3. Fox, H.: Partial Depigmentation, Chiefly of the Face, in Negro Children , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 7:268 ( (Feb.) ) 1923. 4. Fox, H.: Partial Depigmentation of the Face of a Negro , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 10:78 ( (July) ) 1924. 5. Pardo-Castello, V., and Martinez Dominguez, M.: Achromia Parasitaria , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 9:82 ( (Jan.) ) 1924. 6. Hazen, H. H.: Diseases of the Skin , St. Louis, The C. V. Mosby Company, 1927, p. 165. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology American Medical Association

Pityriasis Alba

O' FARRELL, NORMAN M.
A.M.A. Archives of Dermatology , Volume 73 (4) – Apr 1, 1956
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Abstract In 1946 Dobes and Jones1 proposed the name ``erythema streptogenes'' for a scaling and depigmenting dermatitis seen most commonly in dark-skinned children. This is not a new disease, as it had previously been described in older texts under many names: impetigo furfuracea, pityriasis simplex, and pityriasis alba. Dobes and Jones believed that it was a streptococcal infection because they were able to culture hemolytic Streptococcus in five of seven cases, although sometimes several attempts were necessary to obtain the germ. Fox,* working on the same problem in 1923 and 1924, grew no bacteria. Pardo-Castello and Dominguez4 grew no bacteria but did grow an Aspergillus fungus. With the advent of the newer antibiotic preparations there has been growing dissatisfaction with the name ``erythema streptogenes." The condition does not act like an infection. It responds to antibiotics no better than to the base without the medication. References 1. References 2 and 3. 2. Dobes, W. L., and Jones, J.: Erythema Streptogenes , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 53:107 ( (Feb.) ) 1946. 3. Fox, H.: Partial Depigmentation, Chiefly of the Face, in Negro Children , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 7:268 ( (Feb.) ) 1923. 4. Fox, H.: Partial Depigmentation of the Face of a Negro , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 10:78 ( (July) ) 1924. 5. Pardo-Castello, V., and Martinez Dominguez, M.: Achromia Parasitaria , Arch. Dermat. & Syph. 9:82 ( (Jan.) ) 1924. 6. Hazen, H. H.: Diseases of the Skin , St. Louis, The C. V. Mosby Company, 1927, p. 165.

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