Basic facts and color pictures of tinea versicolor which was known as pityriasis versicolor.

1. Tinea Versicolor

2. 10 Facts about
Tinea Versicolor
Dr Miriam Kinai
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3. 1. Tinea Versicolor was
formerly known as
Pityriasis versicolor.
2. Tinea versicolor is a
fungal skin infection.

4. 3. Tinea versicolor
commonly affects
young adults.
4. Tinea versicolor is
caused by the fungi
Malassezia furfur
which was formerly
known as Pityrosporum
orbiculare.

5. 5. Tinea versiclor Form
1 is the most common
type.
6. Tinea versiclor Form
1 affects sebum rich
areas such as the back
and chest as well as
the neck and the upper
parts of the limbs.

7. 7. Tinea versiclor Form
2 is the inverse form of
Tinea versicolor that
affects the flexures.
8. Tinea versiclor Form
2 commonly affects
those who are
immunosuppressed.

8. 9. Tinea versiclor Form
3 is also known as
Pityrosporum
folliculitis.
10. Tinea versiclor
Form 3 affects the hair
follicles on the
back, chest and limbs.

9. Adapted from Tinea
Versicolor by Dr Miriam
Kinai which teaches
about this common
skin disease.
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10. Dark Skin Dermatology
Color Atlas
by Dr Miriam Kinai
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