INTRODUCTION Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) affects a significant proportion of the population. There are many contributory aetiological factors common to tuberculosis (TB) and dermatological conditions. AIM To study the spectrum of concurrent skin conditions in patients with PTB and to compare with patients having other diseases. METHODS All patients with PTB admitted to our Institute during...

Background and Purpose Naganishia albida (formerly Cryptococcus albidus) is a non-neoformans cryptococcal species rarely isolated as a human pathogen. Case report Herein, we present the case of a 26-year-old Iranian man with a superficial cutaneous lesion in the axilla. The initial treatment for pityriasis versicolor by clotrimazole was unsuccessful. We performed skin sampling based on the st...

A novel Gram-negative, yellow-pigmented, aerobic, motile by gliding, rod-shaped marine bacterium (JLT2011(T)) was isolated from surface seawater. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences showed that strain JLT2011(T) could be assigned to the genus Gramella and was most closely related to Gramella gaetbulicola, with 96.2 % similarity. The genomic DNA G+C content was 42.1 %. The pre...

The Gulf Journal of Dermatology and Venereology ABSTRACT Pityriasis versicolor (PV), a mycotic infection, is characterized by discrete or concrescent, scaly, discolored or hypopigmented areas. The clinical presentation, though very typical, may be confused with other skin disorders. This study was aimed to evaluate the reliability of cellophane tape as a method for diagnosis of PV versus the st...

Pityriasis versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection of the skin which is caused by various species of yeast of the genus Malassezia and is clinically characterized by scaly hypo pigmented or hyper pigmented macules usually involving the upper trunk, upper arms, neck and abdomen [1]. Lesions of pityriasis versicolor confined to face has rarely been reported. In this article the author...

Pityriasis versicolor is the most common of the diseases caused by Malassezia yeasts. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of pityriasis versicolor and its etiological aspects in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre, Brazil. A retrospective cross-sectional study with data from patients of a reference hospital from 1996 to 2011 was performed. Collected data included: date, age, ...

BACKGROUND Progressive macular hypomelanosis is a common hypopigmentation mainly on the central parts of the trunk, predominantly in young adults, especially women. It is often mistaken for pityriasis versicolor and pityriasis alba. It occurs in all races and has been described in many parts of the world. We discovered follicular red fluorescence restricted to lesional skin. We suspected a rela...