Definition
A chronic bacterial skin infection caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum, characterized by reddish-brown patches, typically in skin folds.
Etymology
From Greek erythros 'red' combined with rasme 'eruption' or possibly -asma a medical suffix. The term describes the characteristic red eruption caused by this specific bacterium.
Kelly Says
Erythrasma loves warm, moist skin folds like armpits and groins, and it's super contagious through direct contact—ancient physicians probably saw it all the time but couldn't identify the bacterial cause!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
erythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
ARالعربية
erythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
BNবাংলা
এরিথ্রাসমা
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
CACatalà
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-sma
CSČeština
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
DADansk
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
DEDeutsch
Erythrasma
e-ʁi-tʁa-sma
ELΕλληνικά
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
ESEspañol
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-sma
FAفارسی
erythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
FISuomi
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
FRFrançais
érythrasma
e-ʁi-tʁa-sma
GUGU
એરિથ્રાસમા
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
HAHA
erythrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
HEעברית
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
HIहिन्दी
एरिथ्रासमा
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
HUMagyar
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-sma
IDBahasa Indonesia
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
IGIG
erythrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
ITItaliano
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-sma
JA日本語
紅色の斑点
kurenai-iro no fudan
KKKK
erythrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
KMKM
érythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
KO한국어
에리트라스마
e-ri-te-ra-sma
MRMR
एरिथ्रासम
e-ri-θrɑ-sam
MSBahasa Melayu
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
MYမြန်မာ
erythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
NLNederlands
erythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
NONorsk
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
PAPA
ਏਰੀਥ੍ਰਾਸਮ
e-ri-θrɑ-sam
PLPolski
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
PTPortuguês
eritrasma
e-ɾi-tɾa-ˈsma
RORomână
eritrasmă
e-ri-trɑ-sma
RUРусский
эрит Rasmussen
e-rɪ-trɛ-ˈsma-sən
SVSvenska
erythrasma
ɛ-rɪ-θrɑ-sma
SWKiswahili
erythrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
TAதமிழ்
erythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
TEతెలుగు
ఎరిథ్రాస్మ
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
THไทย
เอนิทราสม
e-nɪ-tra-sam
TLTL
erythrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
TRTürkçe
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
UKУкраїнська
ерит Rasmussen
e-rɪ-trɛ-ˈsma-sən
URاردو
erythrasma
e-ri-θrɑ-sma
VITiếng Việt
eritrasma
e-ri-tɾa-sma
YOYO
erythrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma
ZUZU
erythrasma
e-ri-tɾa-ˈsma