Sandoval CA, Ortiz FA, Morales CC

Language: Spanish
References: 14
Page: 47-51
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ABSTRACT

Pityriasis versicolor is a superficial mycosis caused by different species of Malassezia spp., a lipophilic and dimorphic fungus that colonizes seborrheic corporal areas and develop as a commensal organism. Different factors could induce its transformation into a pathogenic form that cause the typical dyschromic and scaly lesions presented in the disease. In this article we describe the clinical findings observed in a case series of patients with pityriasis versicolor, in which we could observed from the most common chromatic presentations to other less known morphological and topographic variants, illustrating the broad clinical spectrum of the disease.

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