Dietzia strain X: a newly described actinomycete isolated from confluent and reticulated papillomatosis

Natarajan, Sivakumar, Milne, Derek, Jones, Amanda, Goodfellow, Michael, Perry, John and Koerner, Roland (2005) Dietzia strain X: a newly described actinomycete isolated from confluent and reticulated papillomatosis. British Journal of Dermatology, 153 (4). pp. 825-827. ISSN 0007-0963

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Abstract

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

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	A300 Clinical Medicine
Department:	Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Applied Sciences
Depositing User:	EPrint Services
Date Deposited:	29 May 2009 11:09
Last Modified:	12 Oct 2019 17:30
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/1025

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