Seshadri Divya
Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology, Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India, Corresponding Author, Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4361-5537.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2025 Jul;73(7S):41. doi: 10.59556/japi.73.0987.
A 40-year-old Indian lady presented with dirty-looking brown reticulate plaques on her chest, back, and neck of 10-year duration. The lesions were asymptomatic and improved only slightly with steroid creams. She was, otherwise, in good health and worked in a garments factory. Fungal scrapings were negative, and she declined a biopsy. With the working diagnosis of confluent and reticulated papillomatosis (CARP) of Gougerot and Carteaud, she was treated with 4 weeks of oral doxycycline. One month later, the rash had cleared dramatically, further confirming the diagnosis. This case highlights the importance of recognizing this uncommon, benign, yet cosmetically distressing condition and providing appropriate treatment.
一名40岁的印度女性，胸部、背部和颈部出现外观脏污的褐色网状斑块，病程长达10年。这些损害无症状，使用类固醇乳膏治疗后仅稍有改善。除此之外，她身体健康，在一家服装厂工作。真菌刮片检查结果为阴性，她拒绝了活检。根据Gougerot和Carteaud融合性网状乳头瘤病（CARP）的初步诊断，她接受了为期4周的口服强力霉素治疗。1个月后，皮疹显著消退，进一步证实了诊断。该病例凸显了认识这种罕见、良性但影响美观的疾病并提供适当治疗的重要性。
