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Tinea Nigra/ Hyperhidrosis
by amk1202, Jun 07, 2009 11:10PM
Hi, I am a Greenville, NC resident and I have a brown, irregular, patchy discoloration on my right palm. The discoloration showed up about 4 or so years ago and even though I had never noticed it before I assumed it was a birthmark. Well it seems to come and go or maybe I just notice it every so often when I think about it. I forgot about it until the other day when I realized that it had pretty much doubled in size. So I finally googled around until I found what seemed to be a diagnosis. I believe I have Tinea Nigra. I also suffer from excessive sweating of the palms and feet. I'm undoubtedly sure I have palmar and plantar hyperhidrosis. Anyways the discoloration on my hand when introduced to water comes out even more and seems to consist of ridges. I live on the coast and throughout my life have swam in at beaches, in rivers, and in creeks.
I just want to know if I should seek a dermatologist's help?
I just want to know if I should seek a dermatologist's help?
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by jagesh50, Jun 08, 2009 02:48AM
Best to get a fungus scraping done by your derm.
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