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A common chronic, noninflammatory and usually symptomless disorder, characterized by the occurrence of multiple macular patches of all sizes and shapes, and varying in pigmentation from fawn-colored to brown. It is seen most frequently in hot, humid, tropical regions and is mostly caused by MALASSEZIA FURFUR (formerly Pityrosporum orbiculare).
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- Malassezia furfur Infection
- Pityriasis Versicolor
- Pityrosporum orbiculare Infection
- Infection, Malassezia furfur
- Infection, Pityrosporum orbiculare
- Malassezia furfur Infections
- Pityrosporum orbiculare Infections
- Pityriasis Folliculitis
- Folliculitides, Pityriasis
- Folliculitis, Pityriasis
- Pityriasis Folliculitides
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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- National Library of Medicine. Tinea Versicolor. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014010. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014010
- Tinea Versicolor. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinea_versicolor
- Tinea Versicolor. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q926462