title: Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (Gougerot-Carteaud).
abstract: Seven cases, one female and six males with confluent and reticulated papillomatosis are presented. Age range was 13-25 years and the skin disease had lasted for 6 months to 3 years. Initially, acanthosis nigricans was suspected in all cases as the skin histology was compatible with that diagnosis. Pityrosporum orbiculare was cultured in 4 cases, but treatment with selenium sulfide and miconazole was unsuccessfull. No endocrinological abnormities were revealed. Only associated feature was a marked xeroderma. The importance of the awareness of the disease is stressed.
mesh_terms: D000052:Acanthosis Nigricans / Q000175:diagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008290:Malassezia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D010212:Papilloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*