White Spots

[Lynne102]

I have been to the doctors and he told me I have a skin fungus and to us Selson Shampoo, I have used the shampoo for a month every day, now I use it once a week for about 5-10 mins drying on my skin.  The white spots don't seem to be going at all, now I have a bit of a tan they seem to be worse than ever.  Do they ever go or even fade a little, I don't want to waste the doctors time again or do I need to get something else a little stronger.

Please help.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
What you seem to be having is 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 tinea 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.

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

[jagesh50]

A pic will help in giving a diagnosis.However in case of tinea versicolor exposure to sunlight will help you to get back the pigment and it will fade.