December 2004 in “Microbial Ecology in Health and Disease” This study found that Pityriasis amiantacea was associated with Staphylococcus aureus infection, especially in young women of Bedouin origin, and responded well to antibiotic and topical treatments.
March 2018 in “The journal of applied laboratory medicine” This article presents a case study of a 3-month-old boy with a worsening rash initially diagnosed as impetigo, which did not improve with antibiotics and required further dermatological investigation.
October 2025 in “Nepal Journal of Dermatology Venereology & Leprology” In this case study, a 55-year-old male farmer from Nepal with a kerion barbae in the beard region showed complete resolution after initiating oral itraconazole, highlighting the potential for misdiagnosis when bacterial superinfection complicates dermatophyte infections.
May 2024 in “Journal of Education, Health and Sport” This review article highlights the complexity of treating folliculitis decalvans, emphasizing the role of systemic antibiotics like rifampicin and clindamycin as common treatments, while also discussing promising novel therapies, including biological agents, that require further clinical trials to assess their effectiveness and safety.
May 1993 in “Current problems in dermatology” This review discusses diagnostic approaches for childhood skin diseases with fever through clinical observations and covers recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis and epidemiology of related infections, without reporting new clinical results.