Tinea Versicolor, Pityrosporum Infection - DermAtlas

Contributor

Shahbaz A. Janjua, MD

Diagnosis

tinea versicolor pityrosporum infection

Body Site

chest neck

Age

30 years

Pigmentation

medium

Organization

confluent

Color

brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

generalized, disseminated symmetric

Comments

This 30-year-old man had a chronic and recurrent minimally scaly hyperpigmented confluent papular eruption involving his upper torso, back of the neck, and abdomen. A potassium hydroxide preparation demonstrated the "spaghetti and meat balls" spores and pseudohyphae typical of tinea versicolor. He improved with topical selenium sulfide shampoo and clotrimazole 1 percent cream.

Description

symmetric, confluent hyperpigmented minimally scaly brown papules and cofluent plaques.

Image Added

6/20/2003 4:03:09

Translate

Other Resources

PubMed Medline Plus Medscape

Image Options

View Image in New Window