title: Tinea versicolor of the face in black children in a temperate region.
abstract: Tinea versicolor is a common superficial fungal infection that typically affects young adults in warm, humid climates. We describe two young black children in the temperate northeastern Ohio area with tinea versicolor limited to the face. The occurrence of tinea versicolor on the face is unusual, as is its appearance before puberty. The mycologic and pathophysiologic characteristics of tinea versicolor infection are discussed, and several hypothesis are offered to explain the presence of tinea versicolor in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pontasch
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kyanko
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Brodell
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D003022:Clotrimazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D012629:Sebum / Q000032:analysis; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014887:Weather; D001741:Black or African American
chemical_list: D003022:Clotrimazole; D007654:Ketoconazole