title: Pityriasis (tinea) versicolor in infancy.
abstract: 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 mother of one baby had pityriasis versicolor. Two patients were siblings. One baby had associated atopic dermatitis and two had a positive family history of atopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Bhakoo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vaishnavi
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*