Tinea Versicolor, Pityrosporum Infection - DermAtlas

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Johnell Kolve

Diagnosis

tinea versicolor pityrosporum infection

Body Site

trunk chest back abdomen

Age

42 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

grouped, clustered confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

A 42-year-old man complained of scaly tan spots on his chest, abdomen, shoulders and back for 3 months. The eruption worsened in hot weather. A potassium hydroxide preparation revealed pseudohyphae and spores typical of tinea versicolor, and he was treated with ketoconazole shampoo and oral itraconazole.

Description

symmetric tan scaly well demarcated papules and patches

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2/4/2004 8:13:24

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