BACKGROUND Progressive macular hypomelanosis is a common hypopigmentation mainly on the central parts of the trunk, predominantly in young adults, especially women. It is often mistaken for pityriasis versicolor and pityriasis alba. It occurs in all races and has been described in many parts of the world. We discovered follicular red fluorescence restricted to lesional skin. We suspected a rela...

BACKGROUND The skin occupies a powerful position as an organ of communication and plays an important role in socialization throughout life. The interface between dermatology and psychiatry is complex and of clinical importance. AIMS To document the incidence of cutaneous disorders in patients with primary psychiatric conditions. METHODS Three hundred patients with a primary psychiatric cond...

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an inflamed skin condition with relapsing pruritus and cutaneous physiological dysfunction. This disorder widespread around the world frequently affects infants, children adults. Natural products bioactive lead compounds are source of natural medicines for complementary alternative therapy in managing AD. Cassia alata has been used traditionally as a remedy variety hea...

503 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology | July-August 2012 | Vol 78 | Issue 4 clinically characterized by combination of pityriasis versicolor (PV)-like hypopigmented lesions, verruca plana-like lesions and seborrhoeic keratosis-like verrucous plaques. These PV-like lesions, especially in sun exposed areas, have higher risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Thes...

Insects and insect-derived products have been widely used in folk healing in many parts of the world since ancient times. Promising treatments have at least preliminarily been studied experimentally. Maggots and honey have been used to heal chronic and post-surgical wounds and have been shown to be comparable to conventional dressings in numerous settings. Honey has also been applied to treat b...

Background and Purpose Naganishia albida (formerly Cryptococcus albidus) is a non-neoformans cryptococcal species rarely isolated as a human pathogen. Case report Herein, we present the case of a 26-year-old Iranian man with a superficial cutaneous lesion in the axilla. The initial treatment for pityriasis versicolor by clotrimazole was unsuccessful. We performed skin sampling based on the st...

BACKGROUND Since limited data on superficial fungal infections in teenagers exist in our setting, this study provides the first description of the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of these infections among teenagers in Lima and Callao, Peru. METHODOLOGY The study involved 1,387 adolescents in five public schools from June to November 2006. Participants were examined for superficia...

Although the fungal microbiome in human skin mainly comprises lipophilic yeasts, including Malassezia species, these microorganisms can cause various dermatitis conditions, pityriasis versicolor, seborrheic dermatitis, folliculitis, and atopic depending on host condition. Both globosa restricta are major species implicated Malassezia-related dermatitis. However, pathogenicity of has not been re...