Tinea Versicolor, Pityrosporum Infection - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea versicolor pityrosporum infection

Body Site

chest trunk neck

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

grouped, clustered

Color

brown

Morphology

papule

Pattern

symmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

This adoloscent boy complained of an asymptomatic rash on his upper trunk for over a year. The eruption cleared within a week of starting oral diflucan, but the hyperpigmentation persisted.

Description

well demarcated, minimally elevated and scaly, 0.3-1.5 cm, hyperpigmented papules and plaques

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11/11/2011 17:02:34

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