pityriasis versicolor

condition characterized by a rash on the trunk and proximal extremities
MedicalCondition infectious_disease Q926462
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pityriasis versicolor

Summary

pityriasis versicolor is an infectious disease[1]. It draws 643 Wikipedia views per month (infectious_disease category, ranking #57 of 279).[2]

Key Facts

  • pityriasis versicolor's instance of is recorded as infectious disease[3].
  • pityriasis versicolor's instance of is recorded as skin disease[4].
  • pityriasis versicolor's instance of is recorded as class of disease[5].
  • pityriasis versicolor is a type of skin infection[6].
  • pityriasis versicolor is a type of pityriasis[7].
  • pityriasis versicolor is a type of superficial mycosis[8].
  • pityriasis versicolor is a type of disease[9].
  • pityriasis versicolor's Commons category is recorded as Tinea versicolor[10].
  • pityriasis versicolor's ICPC 2 ID is recorded as S74[11].
  • pityriasis versicolor's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12].
  • pityriasis versicolor's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 111.0[13].
  • pityriasis versicolor's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C82981[14].
  • pityriasis versicolor's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C112833[15].
  • pityriasis versicolor's different from is recorded as dandruff[16].
  • pityriasis versicolor's health specialty is recorded as infectious diseases[17].
  • pityriasis versicolor's health specialty is recorded as dermatology[18].
  • pityriasis versicolor's health specialty is recorded as parasitology[19].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as (RS)-econazole[20].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as ciclopirox[21].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as butenafine[22].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as selenium disulfide[23].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as ketoconazole[24].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as terbinafine[25].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as tolnaftate[26].
  • pityriasis versicolor's drug or therapy used for treatment is recorded as sulconazole[27].

Why It Matters

pityriasis versicolor draws 643 Wikipedia views per month (infectious_disease category, ranking #57 of 279).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Monarch Disease Ontology release 2018-06-29. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Disease Ontology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . NDF-RT. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of skin infection, pityriasis, superficial mycosis +1
    Instance of infectious disease, skin disease, class of disease
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39742|batch #39742]]: subclass of disease, not instance"
  2. 15d ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of skin infection, pityriasis, superficial mycosis +1
    Health specialty infectious diseases, dermatology, parasitology
    Drug or therapy used for treatment (RS)-econazole, ciclopirox, butenafine +8
    Subclass of
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39732|batch #39732]]: rm redundant subclass"
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