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A member asked:
Have a kind of fungus in patches on my body, sometimes more visible than other times, can look like big sun spots or a kind of ring. seems to be worse when i'm hot or sweating after excercise and then my skin feels itchy. how can i get rid of it?
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See a dermatologist: Probably tinea versicolor. You can try a zinc pyrethrium or selenium sulfide shampoo which you apply to affected areas, then shower off in a few hours.
Answered 7/23/2018
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