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Department of Microbiology, Santhiram Medical College & General Hospital, Nandyal 518501, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author email id: dr.aarthi22@gmail.com
Online published on 11 November, 2014.
A 22-year-old boy presented with 6 months history of asymptomatic hyperpigmented patches on the upper arms and trunk. Skin scrapings from the patches were subjected to 10% KOH wet mount which showed short, stout, blunt, curved hyphae and clusters of round yeast cells. Culture was put up on Sabouraud dextrose agar with olive oil overlay (SDA-0). Malassezia furfur was isolated from the culture. A diagnosis of Pityriasis versicolor was made which is an emerging fungal infection.
Pityriasis versicolor, Furfur, Fungal infection, Papulosquamous, Folliculitis, Hyper-pigmented patches
