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Douglas Hoffman, MD

Diagnosis

tinea versicolor

Body Site

neck

Age

15 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

confluent

Color

white/hypo

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

symmetric central (centrifugal - trunk predominant)

Comments

A Wood light was used to demonstrate the confluent hypopigmented papules typical of tinea versicolor on the cheek of a healthy adolescent. She also had widespread papules on her back and chest.

Description

accentuation of hypopigmented minimally scaly confluent papules with Wood light

Categories

infections and infestations hypopigmentation, depigmentation papulosquamous eruptions

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9/23/2003 13:39:51

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