Jun 1, 2023 · Step 3: recurrent infections. In some patients pityriasis versicolor can be a recurrent problem and arises again when conditions are right for the Malassezia to proliferate. When this happens the rash will start again, or become more widespread and scaly if the skin had not had the time to revert back to its original state in the first instance.
Jun 9, 2020 · Pityriasis versicolor: an update on pharmacological treatment options. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2014 Aug. 15 (12):1707-13. Gupta AK, Lane D, Paquet M. Systematic review of systemic treatments for tinea versicolor and evidence-based dosing regimen recommendations. J Cutan Med Surg. 2014 Mar-Apr. 18 (2):79-90.
M. ferrugineum is a prominent cause of juvenile tinea capitis in Russia, Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. 41 This dermatophyte also creates a green-yellow fluorescence due to tryptophan metabolite accumulation. 41 Another common superficial fungal skin infection is pityriasis versicolor, also known as tinea versicolor, caused primarily by
Background: Tinea (pityriasis) versicolor is a superficial infection of the stratum corneum by the lipophilic fungus known as Malassezia furfur. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a 400 mg single dose or 7-day 200 mg daily dose of itraconazole capsules in the treatment of mycologically confirmed pityriasis versicolor.