Background and aim: Malassezia species are part of the resident skin flora of humans. These yeasts are associated with various superficial diseases, including seborrheic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, dandruff, and psoriasis. Various DNA-based molecular methods have been recently described to differentiate species of Malassezia. In this survey, a simple, reliable, and cost effective PCR-b...

Hypopigmentary and depigmentary lesions are very commonly encountered group of dermatosis in pediatric age group. : To evaluate the epidemiology clinical characteristics various hypopigmented depigmented patient paediatric A total number 124 children between 0-18 years who presented to dermatology OPD with were assessed evaluated. In this study, most common causes disorders among Pityriasis Alb...

Lesional histopathological features in pityriasis rosea (PR) are non-specific (1). Our aim here is to investigate whether a histopathological take-off sign (TOS) is associated with PR. We searched our records, and retrieved the 30 most recent patients with PR diagnosed according to a diagnostic criteria (2). Eight records had histopathological images available. For each, we retrieved the next p...

CRP was first described in 1927 by Gougerot and Carteaud and it occurs predominantly in young adults and teenagers, affecting the neck, upper trunk and axillae with cosmetically displeasing appearance. Recognition of CRP is usually difficult by clinicians, including dermatologist as it frequently appears as pityriasis versicolor or acanthosis nigricans resulting in delay in the diagnosis [2]. H...