Tinea versicolor (also pityriasis versicolor) is a condition characterized by a skin eruption on the trunk and proximal extremities. The majority of tinea...

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...

armpits, groin, or extremities (pityriasis rosea circinata et marginata of Vidal) or unilateral spread. The cause of pityriasis rosea is not certain, but its...

similar to eczema and lichen planus. Pityriasis versicolor can look like seborrheic dermatitis, pityriasis rosea, pityriasis alba and vitiligo. Some fungal...

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'...

and tinea versicolor. As an opportunistic pathogen, it has further been associated with dandruff, malassezia folliculitis, pityriasis versicolor (alba),...

Eichstedt was the first to identify the association of fungi with pityriasis versicolor, a common infection associated with the genus Malassezia. The name...

hands and the soles of the feet. Tinea versicolor (also known as dermatomycosis furfuracea, pityriasis versicolor, and tinea flava) is a condition characterized...

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...

thiosulphate, is used as a medication to treat cyanide poisoning, pityriasis versicolor, and to decrease side effects from cisplatin. For cyanide poisoning...