Folliculocentric tinea versicolor.
Tinea versicolor (TV) is typically an asymptomatic fungal infection of the stratum corneum owing to Malassezia overgrowth. It presents as hypo or hyperpigmented macules with fine scale that coalesce into patches on the trunk, neck, and/or arms. Presented in this report is a 34-year-old man with an interesting case of folliculocentric tinea versicolor manifesting as perifollicular hypopigmented macules on the lower back.
Department of Dermatology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock. andrew.hudson@ttuhsc.edu.
Andrew
A
Hudson
Bryan
B
Carroll
Soo Jung
SJ
Kim
D000328:Adult; D018859:Hair Follicle; D006801:Humans; D017496:Hypopigmentation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology