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tinea versicolor?
by mckensel, Sep 23, 2009 04:42PM
Okay so for the past several years i have been experincing these so called sun spots. I never really thought of them to seriously. untill this year when i noticed that they started to spread all over my body and not just on my abs. I have done alot of reading on it. And about how it is a yeast and what not. But i have yet to get any real answer to how i can treat this. I can not go to a dermatologist due to i have no health care and i in college and i cant have another bill as is. So i am looking at trying the Selsun blue maximum or the tinactin foot spray. I have read that the contents in those two are good to try. I am looking for more products or more effective products. My spots do not itch they just like get a little red swollen a little it looks like and then the skin like starts to peal and it goes plan white. no red ring or anything so i know its not ring worms. Please and thank you.
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I cannot confirm anything without examination but it can be 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. 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 please consult a dermatologist.
I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted in case you have any additional doubts. Kind regards.
Terbinafine oral is not effective against tinea versicolor. However Terbinafine solution (Lamisil) is quite effective in treatment of tinea versicolor. Please discuss this with your doctor and you can get prescribed oral treatment like itraconazole, ketoconazole or fluconazole.
I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep us posted in case you have any additional doubts. Kind regards.