Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

A Clinical and Epidemiological Study on Pityriasis Versicolor Infection in Jaipur

Dr. Richa Sharma, Dr. Ved Prakash Mamoria

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Objective: The aim of this work to assess the prevalence of Pityriasis versicolor infection in Jaipur .

Introduction:Pityriasis versicolor disease is a chronic, superficial fungal infection of the skin caused by the lipophilic, yeast like fungus Malassezia . This organism is saprophytic yeast that is part of the normal skin flora. Malassezia(formerly known as Pityrosporum) is a genus of related fungi, classified as yeasts naturally found on the skin surfaces of many animals including human beings.

Materials & Methods:Skin scrapings from 90 patients with superficial lesions were collected from O.P.D at Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Leprology, S.M.S and E.S.I.C. hospital, Jaipur.

Results & Discussion:Pityriasis Versicolor was found to be the second most superficial fungal infection at Jaipur. The prevalence of pityriasis versicolor infection was found to be 44.4% out of 90 patients of pityriasis versicolor disease. In the present study, the most common species isolated from skin scrapings was M.furfur from 40 culture positive cases. M.furfur was found to be the etiological agent of pityriasis versicolor disease. In the present study, out of 40 culture positive cases of pityriasis versicolor diseae, hypopigmentation was the most common colour of the lesion reported in 30 (75%) patients followed by hyperpigmentation lesions. Majority of patients were in the age group of  11 to 20 years.  In the study, it was reported that, majority of patients that are infected with pityriasis versicolor infection were labours of rural areas followed by students, farmers and unemployed.

Conclusion:Based on this study it  could be concluded that,Pityriasis versicolor  is an important public health problem and diagnosis can be easily made on OPD basis using conventional methods.

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Dr. Richa Sharma, Dr. Ved Prakash Mamoria, A Clinical and Epidemiological Study on Pityriasis Versicolor Infection in Jaipur, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2018

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