title: Blaschkoid pityriasis versicolor.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Wen-Yuan
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Zhong-Sheng
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Min
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D025301:Hyphae / Q000166:cytology; D008290:Malassezia / Q000166:cytology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology