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Case Number : Case 1203 - 02 February Posted By: Guest

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The patient is a 56 year old man with shave biopsy of a pigmented patch taken from the upper aspect of the right thigh. Clinical Diagnosis: Rule-out CTCL, poikiloderma.

Case posted by Dr Mark Hurt
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Guest Jim Davie MD

Guest Jim Davie MD

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Tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor; Malassezia infection). Although the classic 'spaghetti and meatballs' is not prominent, clues I rely upon include: the fungi stain well on plain H&E, have very small spore and hyphae size (down to 2 microns or so), lack the keratinolytic, 'invasive' transverse penetration of keratin layers common in dermatophytes, and do not prompt a significant host inflammatory response.

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