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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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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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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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?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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