Skin nontumor
Infectious disorders
Tinea versicolor
Author: Nat Pernick, M.D.
Last author update: 1 July 2011
Last staff update: 7 March 2024
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PubMed Search: Fungi - Tinea versicolor
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Pernick N. Tinea versicolor. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/skinnontumorfungitineaversicolor.html. Accessed April 19th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Infection by Malassezia furfur, often of upper trunk (Can Fam Physician 2008;54:1557)
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Variably pigmented macules of all sizes, with orthokeratotic hyperkeratosis, yeast spores and pseudohyphae within stratum corneum
- Short hyphae and spores (spaghetti and meatballs) with GMS or PAS stains
- Note: presence of fungi does not rule out coexisting inflammatory and neoplastic disorders
Microscopic (histologic) images
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Malassezia furfur
