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- Title
Pityriasis versicolor in the pediatric age group.
- Authors
Jena, Deepak Kumar; Sengupta, Sujata; Dwari, Binayak Chandra; Ram, Manoj Kumar
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>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 .<bold>Methods: </bold>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.<bold>Results: </bold>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.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>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.
- Subjects
SKIN diseases; INFECTION; CHILDREN'S health; CHRONIC diseases; DERMATOLOGY; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology, 2005, Vol 71, Issue 4, p259
- ISSN
0378-6323
- Publication type
journal article