Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud is an uncommon but distinctive acquired ichthyosiform
dermatosis characterized by persistent dark, scaly,
papules and plaques that tend to be localized predominantly on the central trunk.[3]
Eponym
Henri Gougerot and Alexandre Carteaud (1897 - 1980) originally described the condition in 1927.[4] The cause remains unknown, but the observation that the condition may clear with
Minocycline[5] turned attention to an infectious agent. Actinomycete
Dietzia strain X was isolated from one individual.[6] Other antibiotics found useful include azithromycin, fusidic acid, clarithromycin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and cefdinir.[7]
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^Natarajan S, Milne D, Jones AL, Goodfellow M, Perry J, Koerner RJ (October 2005). "Dietzia strain X: a newly described Actinomycete isolated from confluent and reticulated papillomatosis". Br. J. Dermatol. 153 (4): 825–7.
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10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06785.x.
PMID16181469.
S2CID40122316.