skin condition

[EGIRL79]

I am biracial (white+black), My skin is golden brown. For the past 7 years... I have had what appears to be a pigment problem on my back,butt and upper thigh area. There are small light colored spots, each spot is about the size of a blueberry and some of the spots run together to where it looks like a patch of light colored skin in certain areas (looks like poka dots). It is most apperent on my butt. I've been to two different dermatologists over the years, Both were unable to figure out what it is (skin scratch test had no results). Do you know what this is and what I can do to get rid of this, Its pretty embarrassing.

[EGIRL79]

thank you for the reply. Could this still be tinea versicolor when a scratch test did not show this? (this is what the dermatologist also thought, Even though there was nothing found in the scratch test, And had me take an oral medication as well as topical cremes but nothing worked).  For people who have tinea versicolor, Can they have it and then it goes away (so does not show up on the test) but still have the spots as side effects?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the symptoms,it can be tinea versicolor. It is a common skin infection caused by the yeast Malassezia furfur. This skin disease commonly affects adolescents and young adults, especially in warm and humid climates.

Treatment involves topical and oral antifungal medicines. Most cases of fungal infections respond to over-the-counter products, which contain any of several basic ingredients: miconazole, tolnaftate, terbinafine,ketaconazole and clotrimazole.You can consult a pharmacist and get any cream or lotion containing these ingredients. Some of them are Lamisil, Monistat derm, Mycelex, and Nizoral.

If the symptoms persist then pls consult a dermatologist.

I hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
From the symptoms,it can be tinea versicolor. It is a common skin infection caused by the yeast Malassezia furfur. This skin disease commonly affects adolescents and young adults, especially in warm and humid climates.

Treatment involves topical and oral antifungal medicines. Most cases of fungal infections respond to over-the-counter products, which contain any of several basic ingredients: miconazole, tolnaftate, terbinafine,ketaconazole and clotrimazole.You can consult a pharmacist and get any cream or lotion containing these ingredients. Some of them are Lamisil, Monistat derm, Mycelex, and Nizoral.

If the symptoms persist then pls consult a dermatologist.

I hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.

[jagesh50]

May be tinea versicolor.Canesten creme helps.