Tinea Nigra
Korrane, R.V.; Srivastava, G.
Indian Journal of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology 54(4): 223-224
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0378-6323 PMID: 28134222 Document Number: 309673
A 5 year old school boy presented with asymptomatic black spots over the palms which gradually spread to the neck, trunk and thighs. A KOH preparation revealed brownish-black, septate branching hyphae with scattered budding cells. Application of Whitfield's ointment cured the condition. Tinea nigra in North India is infrequent.