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what is a tinea versicolor?

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Fungal skin problem: Tinea versicolor if a fungal skin infection, usually on the back, chest, abdomen, and neck. Selsun blue shampoo, containing selenium, can help. A person can put selsun blue on the rash areas, wait 10-15 minutes, and then take his regular shower. If he does this once a day for 3 days, then once a week for 3 weeks, and then once a month, it should work. Skin color takes many months to even out.

Question 2

what causes tinea versicolor?

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Fungus: Tinea versicolor is caused by a fungus.  Usually the particular type of fungus involved is malassezia furfur.

Question 3

how can i treat my tinea versicolor?

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Fungal skin problem: Tinea versicolor if a fungal skin infection, usually on the back, chest, abdomen, and neck. Selsun blue shampoo, containing selenium, can help. A person can put Selsun Blue on the rash areas, wait 10-15 minutes, and then take his regular shower. If he does this once a day for 3 days, then once a week for 3 weeks, and then once a month, it should work. Skin color takes many months to even out.

Question 4

is tinea versicolor really unattractive?

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Tinea versicolor: It can be unattractive in some cases especially if it is on exposed part of the skin.

Question 5

what are good pills for tinea versicolor?

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Topical treatment: I would recommend topical therapy first, such as selenium sulfide lotion (prescription.) while there are pills available that have an indication to treat fungal skin infections (ketoconazole, itraconazole are examples) there are significant risks associated with them, such as liver toxicity.

Question 6

what can be used to treat tinea versicolor?

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Many possibilities: This superficial skin fungal infection can be managed at first with one of numerous otc preparations which can be purchased at your pharmacy or online.  If you try these and still need further care, see your doctor.   There are oral antifungals by prescription.

Question 7

are there any tinea versicolor at home cures?

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Head and shoulders: Use shampoos with zinc and/or selenium as a body wash in the shower. Leave the shampoo on for several minutes and then wash off. Recurrence is common.

Question 8

how do you know when tinea versicolor is gone?

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The lesion vanish: However, you're never "cured" because the fungus that causes it is ubiquitous. You can expect to be treated occasionally for years. Nobody knows why one person gets it and another doesn't, but thankfully it's easy to manage.

Question 9

what is the best way to correct tinea versicolor?

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Topical vs oral: Can use topical antifungals such as clotrimazole, ketoconazole or terbinafine or can take oral anti-fungals if it is all over, such as ketoconazole, fluconazole.

Question 10

what are some home remedies for tinea versicolor?

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Selsun  Blue: I'm not sure it's really a "home remedy, " since you have to buy it, but selsun blue shampoo works well as a body wash.

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