I need help

Hello Dear Doctor,
I need your help. My husband has white spots on his right hand, which i have noticed a couple months before. Lately i saw another spot surrounded with little spots around the bigger spot on his right shoulder.
What do you think it can be? I have never seen myself fungus,do you think it can be it?
Thank you so very much for your time and help!!!

I will post a picture, i just dont have it now . Maybe that will help you to to help me more???

[Loousineh]

i posted a question but i am not sure where to read the answer, could anyone help me ?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,

Two possibilities are there for such depigementation.Firstly,it can be due to tinea versicolor. Tinea versicolor is caused by a fungus that lives in the skin of almost all adults. Factors that can cause the fungus to become more visible include high humidity and immune or hormone abnormalities.Treatment involves topical and oral antifungal medicines.

Second possibility is of vitiligo. It is a pigmentation disorder in which melanocytes (the cells that make pigment) in the skin are destroyed. As a result, white patches appear on the skin in different parts of the body. Diagnosis can be confirmed by external examination, blood tests to check skin cell count  for melanocytes and biopsy of the skin patches.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing and if you have any additional queries.