Ann Dermatol.  2000 Mar;12(1):33-37. 10.5021/ad.2000.12.1.33.

Confluent and Reticulated Papillomatosis Successfully Treated with Minocycline

• Lee SY
• Choi JH
• Sung KJ
• Moon KC
• Koh JK

• KMID: 2163942
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2000.12.1.33

Abstract

Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (Gougerot and Carteaud) is a rare but clinically distinct dermatosis of which the etiology is unknown. We report 2 cases. One case is a 16-year-old boy who had a hyperpigmented reticulated eruption on the trunk and both arms and the other case is a 33-year-old man who had a similar eruption on the chest and back. The former, with previous treatment with oral and topical antifungal agent in another clinic didn't show any improvement and the latter case, with initial treatment of itraconazole did not improve his skin lesion. The rashes of two patients virtually disappeared with administration of minocycline. These observations indicate that the role of microorganisms sensitive to minocycline or anti- proliferative effect of minocycline could be presumed.

Keyword

Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis; Minocycline

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Adult
Arm
Exanthema
Humans
Itraconazole
Male
Minocycline*
Papilloma*
Skin
Skin Diseases
Thorax
Itraconazole
Minocycline