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Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea versicolor

Body Site

back trunk

Age

16 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

An adolsecent was evaluated for a diffuse scaly papular eruption involving his chest, abdomen and back. A potassium hydroxide preparation demonstrated spores and pseudohyphae typical of tinea versicolor.

Description

hyperpigmented minimally scaly papules

Categories

infections and infestations papulosquamous eruptions

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9/16/2001 0:18:28

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