Pityriasis Amiantacea Associated With Staphylococcus Aureus Super-Infection in Bedouin Patients
December 2004
in “
Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease
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TLDR Pityriasis amiantacea is linked to Staphylococcus aureus infection and can be effectively treated with antibiotics, corticosteroids, and coal tar.
The study investigated the role of bacterial skin infections in patients with Pityriasis amiantacea (PA), an inflammatory scalp disease. It included 32 patients, predominantly young Bedouin women, and found that 81.3% of PA patients had Staphylococcus aureus infections, compared to 3.1% in the control group. The treatment regimen of systemic and topical antibiotics, corticosteroids, and coal tar was effective, with no cases of scarring alopecia observed in follow-up. The study concluded that PA was associated with S. aureus infection and recommended the described treatment approach.
