Tinea Versicolor of the Scalp

El-Gothamy, Zenab; Ghozzi, Mohammad

doi:10.1111/j.1365-4362.1995.tb02946.x

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“…Other case reports have described TV affecting the head and neck [15,18–21]. Several cases of TV of the face have been found more commonly in children than adults, with children exhibiting more extensive facial involvement and less involvement of other body regions [1,5].…”

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Uncommon presentations of tinea versicolor

Varada¹,

Dabade²,

Loo³

2014

Dermatol Pract Concept

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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 details two such cases observed at our institution: a 32-year-old woman with involvement of the popliteal fossa and a 16-year-old boy with involvement of the groin. The clinician must be aware of these variations in location and perform the appropriate diagnostic workup when lesions have the characteristic morphology of TV despite an unusual location. The etiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology of TV are reviewed and current literature describing other instances of TV in uncommon locations is discussed.

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Uncommon presentations of tinea versicolor

Varada¹,

Dabade²,

Loo³

2014

Dermatol Pract Concept

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“…Clinically, pityriasis versicolor can resemble other dermatologic disorders, and differential diagnosis should include vitiligo (particularly in patients with dark skin and hypopigmented lesions), tinea corporis (in this instance, the causative organism is a dermatophyte rather than a yeast as in pityriasis versicolor), SD, pityriasis rosea, pityriasis alba, chloasma, erythrasma, confluent and reticulated papillomatosis of Gougerot and Carteaud, pityriasis rotunda, 66-68 secondary syphilis, and pinta. Although pityriasis versicolor is most commonly seen on the trunk and arms, it may also occur on the face, 69 scalp, 70,71 and other areas of the body, 72,73 either in addition to the more common distribution of lesions or as the sole area of involvement.…”

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Skin diseases associated with Malassezia species

Gupta

Batra

Bluhm

et al. 2004

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

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“…The sites of predilection for pityriasis versicolor are the trunk and upper arms; however, it has been reported to be present at numerous other sites. Pityriasis versicolor can also occur on the scalp, with or without accompanying dandruff 116,117 . In adults who show facial involvement, these lesions are often secondary to pityriasis versicolor of the trunk and upper arms 118,119 .…”

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