Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis explained

Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis
Synonyms:	Familial cutaneous papillomatosis, Familial occurrence of confluent and reticulated papillomatosis^[1]

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.^[2]

Eponym

Henri Gougerot and Alexandre Carteaud (1897 - 1980) originally described the condition in 1927.^[3] The cause remains unknown, but the observation that the condition may clear with Minocycline^[4] turned attention to an infectious agent. Actinomycete Dietzia strain X was isolated from one individual.^[5] Other antibiotics found useful include azithromycin, fusidic acid, clarithromycin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and cefdinir.^[6]

See also

• Ichthyosis
• Acquired ichthyosis
• List of cutaneous conditions

Notes and References

1. Book: Odom, Richard B. . Davidsohn, Israel . James, William D. . Henry, John Bernard . Berger, Timothy G. . Clinical diagnosis by laboratory methods . Dirk M. Elston . Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: Clinical Dermatology . limited . Saunders Elsevier . 2006 . 207 . 0-7216-2921-0 . 10th.
2. Book: Freedberg, Irwin M. . Fitzpatrick, Thomas B. . Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine . McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division . New York . 2003 . 494–5 . 0-07-138076-0 . 6th.
3. Gougerot H, Carteaud A . 1927 . Papillomatose pigmentee innominee . Bull Soc Fr Dermatol Syphilol. . 34 . 719.
4. https://archive.today/20130105073841/http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119290472/abstract Wiley Interscience
5. Natarajan S, Milne D, Jones AL, Goodfellow M, Perry J, Koerner RJ . Dietzia strain X: a newly described Actinomycete isolated from confluent and reticulated papillomatosis . Br. J. Dermatol. . 153 . 4 . 825–7 . October 2005 . 16181469 . 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06785.x . 40122316 .
6. Scheinfeld N . Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis : a review of the literature . Am J Clin Dermatol . 7 . 5 . 305–13 . 2006 . 17007541 . 10.2165/00128071-200607050-00004. 25749839 .