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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul 8;186(10):776.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.131846. Epub 2014 Apr 14.

Atrophying pityriasis versicolor

Kyle Cullingham  1 , Peter R Hull  2
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Case Reports

Atrophying pityriasis versicolor

Kyle Cullingham et al. CMAJ. .
No abstract available

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Figures

Figure 1:
Figure 1:
Pink, atrophic, scaly plaques on the back of a 47-year-old man.
Figure 2:
Figure 2:
Close-up view of the patient’s skin under tangential lighting, showing mild scaling and atrophy.
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References

    1. De Graciansky P, Mery F. Atrophie sur pityriasis versicolor après corticotherapie locale prolongee [article in French]. Bull Soc Fr Dermatol Syphiligr 1971;78:295
    1. Crowson AN, Magro CM. Atrophying tinea versicolor: a clinical and histological study of 12 patients. Int J Dermatol 2003;42: 928–32 - PubMed
    1. Romano C, Maritati E, Ghilardi A, et al. A case of pityriasis versicolor atrophicans. Mycoses 2005;48:439–41 - PubMed

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