Tinea versicolor - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic
2024年7月13日 · Tinea versicolor, which is also called pityriasis versicolor, is not painful or contagious. But it can lead to emotional distress or self-consciousness. Antifungal creams, lotions or shampoos can help treat tinea versicolor.
Tinea Versicolor: Symptoms, Causes & Treatments
2022年4月13日 · Tinea versicolor is a fungal skin infection. It’s caused by an overgrowth of yeast on your skin. Tinea versicolor isn’t contagious, and most people recover fully after treatment. Tinea versicolor is also called pityriasis versicolor.
Tinea Versicolor: Cause, Symptoms, and Treatments - WebMD
2023年11月2日 · Tinea versicolor is a fungal infection that causes small patches of discolored spots on your skin. It's also called pityriasis versicolor.
Tinea Versicolor - Johns Hopkins Medicine
What are the symptoms of tinea versicolor? Usually, the only symptom of tinea versicolor is the white or light brown patches with well-defined borders. Patches may scale slightly, but rarely itch or hurt. Other common characteristics of the rash include the following: The symptoms of tinea versicolor may resemble other skin conditions.
Pityriasis versicolor - Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment ...
2024年10月23日 · Pityriasis versicolor is a superficial fungal infection of the stratum corneum, due to dimorphic yeasts of the genus Malassezia, leading to hypo- or hyperpigmented macular lesions on seborrheic areas of the trunk.
Pityriasis versicolor. Tinea versicolor - DermNet
Pityriasis versicolor is usually asymptomatic, but in some people it is mildly itchy. In general, pale or dark patches due to pityriasis versicolor do not tend to be more or less prone to sunburn than surrounding skin.
Pityriasis Versicolor (Tinea Versicolor): Causes, Symptoms ...
2021年3月16日 · Sometimes the rash is darker than the skin in fair-skinned people, and in this case it looks like brown marks. At first these usually appear on your back, chest, neck or upper arms. The rash sometimes spreads to your tummy (abdomen) and thighs. Occasionally it may affect your face.