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Self teaching module for the influence of culture and pigment on skin conditions in children

James G. Dinulos, MD and Elinor A. Graham, MD, MPH
Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Spring 1999

Category IV: Conditions common in Adolescents and Young Adulthood

Photo 29: Tinea Versicolor - Hypopigmented

Tinea Versicolor

The name tinea versicolor refers to the variable coloration of lesions. In this case the patient has hypopigmented lesions.



Go to Photo 30: Pseudofolliculitis Barbae

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