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Blaschkoid pityriasis versicolor
Author(s) -
Tan Cheng,
Zhu WenYuan,
Min ZhongSheng
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2009.01721.x
Subject(s) - pityriasis , merge (version control) , lesion , pathology , hypha , histopathological examination , medicine , dermatology , biology , botany , computer science , information retrieval
Summary A 31‐year‐old male patient complained of having follicular and brownish red maculopapules along the Blaschko’s lines on the right chest for 2 days. On examination, follicular brownish maculopapules were present on the chest with a uniform size of about 3 mm in diameter. The lesions were isolated without a tendency to merge, giving several S ‐shaped, band‐like appearances. Direct mycological examination of the skin flakes revealed many pseudomycelial hyphae and yeast cells with typical spaghetti and meatball appearance. Wood’s light examination of the lesion revealed a golden yellow fluorescence. A diagnosis of blaschkoid pityriasis versicolor was suggested because of blaschkoid distribution of the lesions in this new variant of PV.