Regression of skin lesions of Kyrle's disease with metronidazole in a diabetic patient.
We describe here in a case of a 41-year-old man, with diabetes mellitus, who presented manifestations of Kyrle's disease. Administration of metronidazole, 500 mg twice daily for 1 month, resulted in complete regression of skin lesions with no recurrence during 12 months of follow-up. This successful antibiotic treatment is to support the role of infectious agents (anaerobic bacteria) in the pathogenesis of Kyrle's disease.
Khalifa
M
M
Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital, Farhat Hached, Sousse, Tunisia.
Slim
I
I
Kaabia
N
N
Bahri
F
F
Trabelsi
A
A
Letaief
A Omezzine
AO
D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007642:Keratosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D008795:Metronidazole