FUNDAMENTO: A pitiríase versicolor é uma doença infecciosa causada por várias espécies de Malassezia com uma tendência a se tornar recidivante ou crônica.
Valéria Maria de Souza Framil +3 more
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Pityriasis versicolor: insight into current knowledge and treatment possibilities [PDF]
Background: Pityriasis versicolor is a prevalent superficial mycosis caused by saprophytic yeasts of the Malassezia genus. It primarily affects adolescents and young adults, presenting as hypo- or hyperpigmented macules on the skin, commonly located on ...
Jakub Parys +8 more
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Naftifine hydrochloride (NH) in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor
Introduction & objectives: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy comparability of 1% NH lotion vs. of 1% NH cream (exoderil, Sandoz) in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor. Material & methods. 71 patients with pityriasis versicolor
L. P. Kotrekhova +3 more
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Background: Pityriasis versicolor is a cosmopolitan fungal infection in tropical areas. The revalence is 50%, and it ranks second among Indonesia's most common skin diseases. Pityriasis versicolor was one of the ten worst skin diseases in Maluku Province.
Marcelino Wattimury +2 more
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Pityriasis versicolor: A clinicomycological and epidemiological study from a tertiary care hospital
Background: Pityriasis versicolor is a mild, chronic, usually asymptomatic superficial fungal infection of the stratum corneum, caused by Malassezia yeasts.
Ghosh Sudip +5 more
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Early-Onset Neonatal Pityriasis Versicolor Associated With Maternal Infection: A Case Report From Uganda. [PDF]
Early‐onset neonatal pityriasis versicolor lesions. ABSTRACT We report a case of early‐onset neonatal pityriasis versicolor (PV) in a term newborn associated with maternal infection. The mother had characteristic hypo‐ and hyperpigmented, finely scaly lesions over the neck and upper trunk prior to delivery.
Sandeyl AA +5 more
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Diversity and Antifungal Susceptibility of Malassezia spp. Isolated From Brazilian Patients With Pityriasis Versicolor and Seborrheic Dermatitis. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Background Malassezia spp. are part of the microbiota of many animals, including humans. However, under certain conditions, they can become pathogenic. Diseases associated with Malassezia include pityriasis versicolor (PV), seborrheic dermatitis (SD), Malassezia folliculitis, atopic dermatitis, psoriasis and fungemia.
de Pádua Oliveira DC +7 more
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Atypical forms of pityriasis versicolor: Case series and literature review [PDF]
Massimiliano Scalvenzi +2 more
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Relationship between helicobacter pylori infection and pityriasis versicolor: can helicobacter pylori infection be a new etiologic factor for pityriasis versicolor? [PDF]
Background/aim: H. pylori has been found to be related to certain dermatological diseases. However, there is no data as yet to propose an association between H. pylori and pityriasis versicolor. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the association between
Kutlu Ö +3 more
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Case Report: Scalp pityriasis versicolor may be a neglected problem [PDF]
Zhou YB, Chao JJ, Ma L, Xiao YY.
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