Tinea versicolor
Symptoms:
- persistent patches of discolored skin, dark tan with a reddish cast
- lesion has sharp borders
- lesion has fine scales
- most common sites: underarm, upper arm, chest, neck
- most common in adolescent and young adult males
- associated with hot climates
- associated with increased sweating
- itching
Signs and tests:
Upon examination under a Woods lamp (a kind of ultraviolet light) the lesions will glow.
A skin scraping and subsequent examination under a microscope may show the yeast.
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