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A member asked:
If you have a very light white patch on your face does it mean you have vitiligo? doe tinea versicolor appear on face?
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Maybe, maybe not: Vitiligo is the complete absence of pigment in an area of skin. Tinea versicolor often shows a light patch of skin but it still contains pigment. There are other conditions such as ash-leaf spots that exist. A doctor should evaluate to tease out the differences.
Answered 12/8/2019
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