A 20-year-old man from Nigeria presents with a painless, well-demarcated, hypopigmented macule on his upper arm. Sensation over the macule is intact. ...

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A 20-year-old man from Nigeria presents with a painless, well-demarcated, hypopigmented macule on his upper arm. Sensation over the macule is intact. KOH preparation of skin scrapings from the macule shows short hyphae and clusters of round yeast cells ('spaghetti and meatballs' appearance). What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor) caused by Malassezia species

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Paucibacillary leprosy

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Vitiligo

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Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Tinea Versicolor