Editing Tinea versicolor (section)

==Diagnosis==
[[File:Tinea Versicolor (Wood's Lamp).JPG|thumb|right|Tinea versicolor fluorescence under [[Black light|Wood's lamp]]]]
Tinea versicolor may be diagnosed by a [[potassium hydroxide]] (KOH) preparation and lesions may fluoresce copper-orange when exposed to [[Wood's lamp]] (UV-A light).<ref name="Athlete">{{cite journal|last1=Likness|first1=LP|title=Common dermatologic infections in athletes and return-to-play guidelines.|journal=The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association|date=June 2011|volume=111|issue=6|pages=373–379|pmid=21771922|doi=10.7556/jaoa.2011.111.6.373|doi-access=free}}</ref>
The [[differential diagnosis]] for tinea versicolor infection includes:{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}
* [[Progressive macular hypomelanosis]]
* [[Pityriasis alba]]
* [[Pityriasis rosea]]
* [[Seborrheic dermatitis]]
* [[Erythrasma]]
* [[Vitiligo]]
* [[Leprosy]]
* [[Syphilis]]
* Post-inflammatory hypopigmentation