Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis 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]
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. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06785.x. PMID16181469. S2CID40122316.
