Tinea versicolor, also known as pityriasis versicolor, is a fungal infection of the skin caused by yeast of the Malassezia ...

15 years later, I’ve come to suspect it was pityriasis versicolor all along. A common fungal skin infection, pityriasis versicolor causes patches of white, dark or pink to appear on the skin.

Diagnosis of tinea versicolor can usually be made based on ... The "spaghetti" represent short fungal hyphae which might more aptly be described as "macaroni" and the "meatballs" represent fungal ...