Abstract
Tinea versicolor is a superficial mycosis caused by Malassezia furfur. Tinea versicolor in infancy is rare and the distribution of the lesions differ from that of adult. The predilection sites for tinea versicolor are the chest and back in adults, whereas the face and scalp are commonly involved in childhood tinea versicolor. We report a case of tinea versicolor in a 5-month-old male infant. He had fine scaly whitish macules on the scalp, face and posterior neck. The lesions were successfully treated with topical ketoconazole for 3 weeks.
Keywords
Face Infancy Scalp Tinea versicolor
KJMM
1999 June;4(1):84-86(3). Epub 2016 February 24
Copyright © 1999 by Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Language
Korean/English
Author
Sang Hyun Jin; Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kwang Hoon Lee; Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Corresponding
Kwang Hoon Lee, Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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Acknowledgements
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Sang Hyun Jin
Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Kwang Hoon Lee
Department of Dermatology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
