Table 1.
Demographic and salient clinical features of pityriasis versicolor patients
| Clinical profile | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 37 (74%) |
| Female | 13 (26%) |
| Age range | |
| <16 years | 3 (6%) |
| 16 to 30 years | 35 (70%) |
| 31 to 45 years | 10 (20%) |
| >45 years | 2 (4%) |
| Summer as season of onset | 47 (94%) |
| Seasonal improvement in winter | 41 (82%) |
| Itching | 6 (12%) |
| Hypopigmentation | 40 (80%) |
| Hyperpigmentation | 10 (20%) |
| Lesional site | |
| Neck | 19 (38%) |
| Back | 17 (34%) |
| Arms | 6 (12%) |
| Chest | 5 (10%) |
| Axilla | 2 (4%) |
| Shoulder | 1 (2%) |
| Well marginated lesions of <5 mm in diameter | 37 (74%) |
| Isolation rate of Malassezia | |
| Lesional area | 44 (88%) |
| Non-lesional area | 20 (40%) |