The prevalence of XXXX : a prospective study from an outpatient clinic in Turkey.

@entity1 @entity14654 @entity4014 @entity75 @entity34783 @entity272
BACKGROUND: Erythrasma is a superficial @entity272 caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum . @entity34783 is the most common form and is easily confused with @entity14654 . The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of @entity34783 in @entity1 with clinically suspected @entity14654 . METHODS: This study was performed between January 1, 2011, and January 31, 2012. It included 182 @entity1 who presented with concerns about @entity75 . All of the @entity1 were examined with a Wood's lamp, and smears were stained with Gram's method. Direct examination with 20% @entity4014 was performed. RESULTS: Of 182 @entity1 with @entity75 , 73 (40.1%) were diagnosed as having @entity34783 . The mean    SD age of the @entity1 with @entity34783 was 45.52    10.83 years (range, 22-70 years). Most of the @entity1 with @entity34783 were @entity1 (56.2%). The most often clinical finding was desquamation. Using only Wood's lamp examination or Gram's staining resulted in 31 (42.5%) or 14 (19.2%) positive @entity1 , respectively. Using Wood's lamp examination and Gram's staining concurrently resulted in 28 positive @entity1 (38.4%). CONCLUSIONS: @entity34783 is a common condition and can be difficult to differentiate from @entity14654 . Simple and rapid diagnosis can be made with Wood's lamp examination, but Gram's staining is also a useful method, especially in @entity1 with negative Wood's lamp examination findings.
