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If you tan.in a tanning bed and then you start getting white spots on your back what does that mean?

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Dr. Douglas Fronzaglia ii, do, ms answered

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Fungus?: You may have an early fungal infection, commonly know as ringworm. Don't forget that the person who used the tanning bed before you sweat just as much as you do. I always recommend the stand-up tanning booths to my patients that insist on tanning.

Answered 4/19/2015

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A member asked:

If you tan.in a tanning bed and then you start getting white spots on your back what does that mean?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Douglas Fronzaglia ii, do, ms answered

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