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Doctor insights on: White Spots On Stomach And Back

You might ask...: Certainly several type of uveitis can be associated with skin lesions. Skin problems are a common symptom of behcet's disease. Skin sores look red or can resemble pus-filled bumps or a bruise. The sores are red and raised, and typically appear on the legs and on the upper torso. Also hla-b27 associated uveitis can cause skin changes. Ask your ophthalmologist or consult with a rheumatologist. ...Read more

What's the cause?: Read up in guttate hypomelanosis, vitiligo, and tinea versicolor. The last is the most common and it's extremely easy to treat if you wish (blue dandruff shampoo or ketoconazole). ...Read more

It is most: Likely fungal. Aloe vera will not help. You need an antifungal cream such as lotrimin (clotrimazole). Apply it daily for about 3 weeks. It doesn't kill fungus but stops its growth until the skin grows it out. If no improvement consider getting seen. ...Read more

Hard to say: Could be a fungal infection like tinea alba or vitiligo (loss of pigment) or a reaction to a medicine or skin product. Other things could do it, too, including leprosy! See a doc and get it sorted out. ...Read more

Skin conditions are: Difficult to evaluate without actual picture. Common cause is skin fungus infection. Or it could be infection from something else. The direct cause is loss of pigment, it is unlikely that that this is a systemic dicorder but you need to show it to a skin doctor, a dermatologist. ...Read more

? sun spots?: This may be a type of yeast infection of the skin surface called tinea versicolor. You can try an at home approach first...Apply Nizoral (ketoconazole) shampoo to scalp and body leave on for five minutes then rinse off, repeat daily until resolved. If the spots persist, consult with a board certified dermatologist. ...Read more

Tinea versicolor: Derm eval for diagnosis.

Not easy to guess: If u want a correct diagnoses and good treatment. See a dermatologist. For evaluation and work up. ...Read more

Yes: Check it out with w dermatologist. Could be many things ...Read more

Not sickle cell: Sickle cell disease is a problem with red blood cells. It should not cause you to have white spots on your stomach. Your dermatologist is right. ...Read more

Ask question: again but attach a picture!!

Tinea Versicolor: Tinea versicolor is a common yeast infection of the skin that often affects adolescents and young adults. The term versicolor refers to the fact that it causes the affected skin to change color and become either lighter or darker than surrounding skin. The only way to tell for sure is to scrape the skin and look for hyphae under the microscope. ...Read more

Possible mets.: Patients with familial adenomatous polyps due to APC mutation gradually develop hundreds colorectal polyps.These may bleed, leading to blood in the stool. Should malignancy develops, this may present with altered bowel habit, or even metastasis to the liver or elsewhere. When the polyposis is associated with osteomas, fibromas, desmoids the condition is termed Gardner's syndrome. ...Read more

Tinea Versicolor: Most likely it's tinea versicolor, a fungal infection blocking uv light and turning skin color of the lesion site into "white". ...Read more

Tinea versicolor: Google for images of tinea versicolor. Its a yeast that can do this. Prescription meds work great, over the counter zinc or selenium sulfide products as well. ...Read more

See dermatologist: It is impossible to give specific advice without being able to visualize the rash. See a dermatologist. ...Read more

Depends on where: In the spine they could be a hemangioma or a lipoma, benign bone lesions... In the spinal cord.......Multiple sclerosis, tumor, or cord trauma. To name a few.... ...Read more

Multiple sclerosis: Many diseases can cause "white spots" to appear on the MRI imaging studies of the brain and spine. Multiple sclerosis is one of the most common conditions. Strokes, cancer, infection, and some other rare neurological disorders can also cause similar issues. Sometimes further physical examination, blood work, and a spinal fluid tap may be necessary to get a diagnosis. ...Read more

Sunspots: I would be concerned only of the margins are irregular and or there is a distinct change in size or appearance. Then a Dermatologist should be consulted ...Read more

White spots: There are a number of causes of color changes on the skin. See your dermatologist for evaluation and therapy. Faint lighter color spots could be due to tinea versicolor. Very white sposts could be vitiligo. ...Read more