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Circular white spots on neck after pregnancy
Hello. I had a baby about 8 weeks ago and after I got home from the hospital, I noticed that I had a few little white spots on my neck. My neck had gotten darker during the last few days of pregnancy, but now there were "normal colored" circles that were appearing on my neck. I've noticed that the circles were growing in number, and were now on my neck and chin. I scrubbed them thinking it may be dirt (gross I know), but they were still there. I had taken Diflucan for a week for a possible yeast infection in my mammary glands due to pain while breastfeeding, but it turns out that breastfeeding just hurts. I haven't noticed any improvement, but today my neck has started to itch a bit. Any ideas?
But if it's fungal, wouldn't I have noticed a difference being on Dilfucan for 7 days? I didn't notice any improvement after being on it for a week.
Hi,
This could be a fungal infection of the neck.Tinea versicolor or pityriasis versicolor is a common skin infection caused by the yeast Malassezia furfur (formerly termed Pityrosporum ovale). This yeast is normally found on the human skin and only becomes troublesome under certain circumstances, such as a warm and humid environment.
Generally oval or irregularly-shaped spots of 1/4 to 1 inch in diameter, often merging together to form a larger patch.
These spots commonly affect the back, underarm, upper arm, chest, lower legs, and neck. Occasionally it can also be present on the face.
In people with dark skin tones, pigmentary changes such as hypopigmentation (loss of color) are common. Topical antifungal medications - containing either 2.5% selenium sulfide or 2% ketoconazole (Nizoral ointment and shampoo) applied to dry skin and washed off after 10 minutes, repeated daily for 2 weeks.
Pain while breast-feeding can be due to skin excoriation on the nipple or it could be due to excessive collection of milk.
You will have to talk to your doctor about this.
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinea_versicolor
This could be a fungal infection of the neck.Tinea versicolor or pityriasis versicolor is a common skin infection caused by the yeast Malassezia furfur (formerly termed Pityrosporum ovale). This yeast is normally found on the human skin and only becomes troublesome under certain circumstances, such as a warm and humid environment.
Generally oval or irregularly-shaped spots of 1/4 to 1 inch in diameter, often merging together to form a larger patch.
These spots commonly affect the back, underarm, upper arm, chest, lower legs, and neck. Occasionally it can also be present on the face.
In people with dark skin tones, pigmentary changes such as hypopigmentation (loss of color) are common. Topical antifungal medications - containing either 2.5% selenium sulfide or 2% ketoconazole (Nizoral ointment and shampoo) applied to dry skin and washed off after 10 minutes, repeated daily for 2 weeks.
Pain while breast-feeding can be due to skin excoriation on the nipple or it could be due to excessive collection of milk.
You will have to talk to your doctor about this.
ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinea_versicolor
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