Image of the Week for April 26, 2010
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Pityriasis Versicolor (Tinea Versicolor)
Pityriasis Versicolor (Tinea Versicolor). Note the yeast-like fungal cells and short hyphae of Malassezia furfur in skin scale from a patient with tinea versicolor. Usually M furfur grows sparsely without causing a rash. In some individuals, it grows more actively for reasons unknown, resulting in pale brown flaky patches on the trunk, neck, or arms, a condition called tinea versicolor.
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