Tinea versicolor (also pityriasis versicolor) is a condition characterized by a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities. The majority of tinea...
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Pityriasis commonly refers to flaking (or scaling) of the skin. The word comes from the Greek πίτυρον 'bran'. Types include: Pityriasis alba, dry, fine-scaled...
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armpits, groin, or extremities (pityriasis rosea circinata et marginata of Vidal) or unilateral spread. The cause of pityriasis rosea is not certain, but its...
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similar to eczema and lichen planus. Pityriasis versicolor can look like seborrheic dermatitis, pityriasis rosea, pityriasis alba and vitiligo. Some fungal...
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of pityriasis alba in two fifths of their children. It was first described in 1923. Having been known under a variety of names, the term 'Pityriasis alba'...
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Malassezia sympodialis (section Pityriasis versicolor)
Eichstedt was the first to identify the association of fungi with pityriasis versicolor, a common infection associated with the genus Malassezia. The name...
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and tinea versicolor. As an opportunistic pathogen, it has further been associated with dandruff, malassezia folliculitis, pityriasis versicolor (alba),...
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is a species of yeast-like fungus. The skin rash of tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor) is also due to infection by this fungus. In 2007, it was...
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hands and the soles of the feet. Tinea versicolor (also known as dermatomycosis furfuracea, pityriasis versicolor, and tinea flava) is a condition characterized...
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thiosulphate, is used as a medication to treat cyanide poisoning, pityriasis versicolor, and to decrease side effects from cisplatin. For cyanide poisoning...
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