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Tinea versicolor patches darker after using over the counter anti-fungal cream? does tinea versicolor get worse before it starts to get better?
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Pigmentation: any fungal skin infection can leave either pigmented areas or complete loss of skin coloring: unfortunately, these changes are not reversible.
Answered 7/14/2017
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