Tinea Versicolor, Striae Distensae - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

tinea versicolor striae distensae

Body Site

back

Age

17 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

red brown

Morphology

papulosquamous (bump, scale)

Pattern

Comments

A healthy 17 year old girl complained of diffuse truncal reddish brown scaly papules present for several years. In the summer they tended to be light in color but in winter they had a brown color. Although the rash was not sympromatic, she was embarrassed by the appearance. Potassium hydroxide preparation showed the pseudohyphae and spores typical of tinea versicolor.

Description

symmetric 3-8 mm reddish brown minimally scaly papules

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9/9/2001 9:44:41

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