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Pityriasis (Tinea) Versicolor in Infancy
Pediatric Dermatology, 1988Abstract: Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor is a common disorder of adults. We cared for five infants (four males and one female) with the disease. Diagnosis was confirmed by potassium hydroxide preparation demonstrating the filaments of Malassezia furfur and/or Pityrosporum orbiculare, the yeast form.Three patients had lesions in the neonatal period. The
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Archives of Dermatology, 1974
To the Editor.— Although tinea versicolor can be successfully treated with several preparations, some agents have shortcomings, which warranted trial of another preparation. Sodium thiosulfate is slow acting and often ineffective. Tolnaftate requires prolonged use for widespread lesions. 1 Selenium sulfide (2.5%) shampoo is usually effective, 2-4 but
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To the Editor.— Although tinea versicolor can be successfully treated with several preparations, some agents have shortcomings, which warranted trial of another preparation. Sodium thiosulfate is slow acting and often ineffective. Tolnaftate requires prolonged use for widespread lesions. 1 Selenium sulfide (2.5%) shampoo is usually effective, 2-4 but
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Itraconazole in tinea versicolor: A review
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1990Itraconazole, a new orally active triazole antifungal, has been tested in patients with pityriasis versicolor. A number of studies have shown that itraconazole is effective for this mild fungal skin disease. The total dose required for effective treatment is 1000 mg, and it has been given as 200 mg for 5 days or 7 days.
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Clinical Signs in Tinea Versicolor
Archives of Dermatology, 1963The one significant sign associated with the diagnosis of tinea versicolor is that of the coup d' ongle of Besnier (1831-1909), 1 later called by Balzer (1849-1929) 2 le signe du copeau (shaving, as of wood) or in German Hobelspanphanomen . The description is as follows: "Sometimes the spots are smooth, sometimes powdery and manifestly branny, but ...
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Tinea Corporis, Tinea Versicolor, and Candidiasis
2014Superficial mycoses, also called fungal infections, are the most common type of skin infections, affecting 20–25 % of people worldwide. The prevalence of mycoses is increasing, and the causative organisms have shifted or changed over the past several decades.
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TINEA VERSICOLOR INVOLVING THE SCALP
Archives of Dermatology, 1938Several cases of tinea versicolor involving the scalp have been reported during the past few years. However, with the exception of a case reported by Keller 1 from Germany, all those hitherto observed have been noted in Russia and in the Far East. Matsumoto 2 and Shoji 3 were the first to record localization on the scalp of tinea versicolor and stated ...
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