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Pityriasis versicolor in school children in Cross River State of Nigeria
L E Akpata1, H C Gugnani, S J Utsalo
1Department of Medical Microbiology, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Nigeria.
Mycoses
|November 1, 1990
Abstract:
Out of 2,353 primary school children aged 4-16 years in Cross River State of Nigeria examined, 88 (3.7%) showed lesions mycologically proven to be pityriasis versicolor. Incidence was highest (6.3%) in children aged 12-16. Lesions were much more common on the face than on other sites.