Dermatology Oasis

Editor: Nameer Al-Sudany, MD (IRAQ)

Hypopigmented pityriasis versicolor

Hypopigmented pityriasis versicolor

Asymptomatic, scaly hypopigmented patches involved the forarm. KOH smear of scales showed huphae and spores. Treatment with clotrimazole cream twice daily for 4 weeks has vanished the rash.