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I'm white and i have a bleach white patch on neck from tinea that's what doc said i've been on cream for month now , should i tan now or no ??

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Vitiligo?: Tinea might do this, but I'm more suspicious you have vitiligo, a loss of melanocytes (pigment cells) in the skin. Recheck with your doctor -- or even better, see a dermatologist.

Answered 8/18/2015

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