title: Pityriasis versicolor in the pediatric age group.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pityriasis versicolor (PV) is a mild chronic infection of the skin caused by Malassezia yeasts. Although it is primarily seen in adults, children are often affected in the tropics .
  
  
  METHODS
  Over a period of 2 years, children (up to the age of 14 years) who were clinically and mycologically diagnosed as PV were included in the study. The clinical and epidemiological pattern in different age groups was noted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  PV in this age group formed about 31% of the total cases of PV; 4.8% cases presented in infancy. The commonest site of involvement was the face in 39.9% of the cases. Most of the cases presented in summer months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  PV is not an uncommon disease among children in the tropics. There is a sudden resurgence of cases in the hot monsoons and even infants are not spared.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: Deepak Kumar
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Jena
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: Binayak Chandra
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Dwari
authors.forename: Manoj Kumar
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ram
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012621:Seasons; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017678:Sex Distribution; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*