PNU Researchers Reveal Cutibacterium acnes as a Potential Cause of Lichen Striatus Hypopigmentation
The gram-positive bacterium Cutibacterium acnes has previously been associated with various skin conditions, including acne vulgaris and post-inflammatory hypopigmentation.
- The gram-positive bacterium Cutibacterium acnes has previously been associated with various skin conditions, including acne vulgaris and post-inflammatory hypopigmentation.
- There could, therefore, be a potential association between C. acnes and the observed skin microbiota of patients with LS with and without hypopigmentation.
- Comparing patients with LS with and without hypopigmentation, the researchers discovered a quadrupled presence (23.26% versus 5.29% of the entire microbiota) of Cutibacterium acnes in the former.
- Title of original paper: Association between the skin microbiome and lichen striatus hypopigmentation: Cutibacterium acnes as a potential cause