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Uncommon presentations of tinea versicolor
Tinea versicolor (TV) is a common cutaneous fungal infection characterized by superficial scaling and a mild disturbance of skin pigmentation. It typically affects the chest, upper back, and shoulders. However, involvement of more unusual regions of the body such as the face and scalp, arms and legs, intertriginous sites, genitalia, areolae, and palms and soles has been reported. This report de...
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Tinea versicolor is caused by Malassezia furfur and presents as hypo or hyper-pigmented coalescing scaly macules on the trunk and upper arms. Sites of predilection are the sternal region and the sides of the chest, the abdomen, back, pubis, neck, and intertriginous areas. We report a case of tinea versicolor with a reticulated pattern on acral sites.
متن کاملEvaluation of Tinea-Versicolor Disease
In a survey during a period of 2 years, 1084 patients with suspected clinical fungal lesions were referred to the Medical Mycology Department, School of Public Health of Tehran Medical Sciences University. Out of 1084 patients , 329 cases were found to be infested with Tinea versicolor. One (0.3%) conjugal case and 2 (0.6%) blood related cases (Father and son, Mother and daughter) and 4 cases...
متن کاملFluconazole versus itraconazole in the treatment of tinea versicolor.
BACKGROUND A number of effective topical therapies are available for the treatment of tinea versicolor (TV). However, topical antifungals are difficult to apply to a large body surface area and for this reason TV is perhaps more easily treated with systemic agents. METHODS A total of 128 patients with TV, aged 15-55 years, were entered into a randomized, double-blind, clinical trial comparing...
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In recent years it has become more and more evident that serious or intractable fungus infection occurs only when there is something abnormal about the patient. For this reason we have undertaken a physiological and biochemical study of individuals with certain fungous diseases with the hope that these studies would lead to a better understanding of susceptibility to and pathogenecity of mycoti...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of the Medical Sciences
سال: 1905
ISSN: 0002-9629
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-190508000-00009