Pityriasis versicolor

Description

A disease of the skin, caused by an infection with the fungi Malassezia. This disease is characterised by white, pink, fawn, brown, or often coalescing lesions that may be covered with thin furfuraceous scales. This disease commonly presents on the trunk, shoulders and arms, or neck and face. Transmission is by opportunistic transmission. Confirmation is by identification of Malassezia in a skin sample.

Index terms

Pityriasis versicolor
Tinea versicolor

Exclusions from above levels

1F23 – Candidosis
1F28 – Dermatophytosis
2B01 – Mycosis fungoides

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CA70 – Hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to organic dust
NE83.1 – Infection arising from device, implant or graft, not elsewhere classified

Sibling codes

1F2D.1 – Malassezia folliculitis
1F2D.2 – White piedra
1F2D.3 – Black piedra
1F2D.4 – Tinea nigra
1F2D.5 – Onychomycosis due to non-dermatophyte mould
1F2D.Y – Other specified non-dermatophyte superficial dermatomycoses
1F2D.Z – Non-dermatophyte superficial dermatomycoses, unspecified

Foundation entity

Pityriasis versicolor – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/67108853

Part of: 1F2D: Non-dermatophyte superficial dermatomycoses › 01: Certain infectious or parasitic diseases