Friday, 7 November 2014

Tinea Versicolar



Dermatophytic Fungus 



Tinea Versicolar    It is  a  skin fungal infection, caused by Malassezia globosa and Malasssezia furfur .  It appears white powdery rashes and hypopigmentation overthe trunk and proximal extremities of epidermis  during warm and humid environment.

It is also called as Pityriasis versicolar / Dermatomycosis furfuraceae .


On KOH examination of skin scrapings, it typically appears as septate fungal hyphae with yeast forms combined together like “ spaghetti and Meat balls”









  



Skin Lesion of Tinea versicolar
KOH preparation of skin scrapings





                                                                                       Dr. Suresh Mickymaray Ph.D.,
                                                                                       Assistant Professor ,
                                                                                       College of science –Zulfi.
                                                                                       Majmaah University,

                                                                                       Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 

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