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Tiña versicolor
Nombres alternativos:
Pitiriasis versicolor
SÃntomas:
El sÃntoma principal son los parches persistentes de piel decolorada con bordes bien delineados y escamas finas. Los parches a menudo son de color canela oscuro con un tono rojizo y las áreas afectadas no se oscurecen en el sol (la piel aparece más clara que la piel sana circundante).
Otros sÃntomas abarcan:
- Aumento de la sudoración
- Picazón
Signos y exámenes:
Un raspado de piel y un análisis posterior bajo el microscopio pueden mostrar el hongo levaduriforme.
- Fecha de revisión: 10/23/2006
- Versión en inglés revisada por: Kevin Berman, MD, PhD, Associate, Atlanta Center for Dermatologic Disease, Atlanta, GA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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