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Image Number #551 (Tinea versicolor)

Diagnosis: Tinea versicolor

Description: Hypopigmented macules

Morphology: Hypopigmentation

Site: Chest

Sex: M

Age: 14

Type: Clinical

Submitted By: Shahbaz Janjua

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History: The youngster in the images presented with a few month history of developing numerous, well-marginated, finely scaly, oval-to-round hypopigmented discrete and confluent macules involving the chest, neck and the face.  Tinea versicolor is caused by the yeast Malassezia furfur.

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