Patients may also suffer from a relapse under the right conditions of warm and humid weather. Symptoms of tinea versicolor Uncontrolled growth of the causative fungus prevents the body from effectively dealing with the acidic bleach secreted by the yeast. This is what causes the infected skin to ...
Tinea Versicolor Tinea versicolor, also known as pityriasis versicolor, is a common skin condition caused by a surface (superficial) infection with a yeast called Malassezia that commonly lives on the skin. Under certain conditions, such as warm, oily, and moist skin, the yeast can overgrow ...
Tinea versicolor, also known as pityriasis versicolor, is a common skin condition caused by a surface (superficial) infection with a type of yeast called Malassezia that normally lives on the skin. In the right conditions, such as warm, oily, and moist s
Tinea Versicolor Symptoms Acidic bleach from the growing yeast causes areas of skin to be a different color than the skin around them. These can be individual spots or patches. Specific signs and symptoms of the infection include: Patches that are white, pink, red, or brown and may be light...
Quantumnerd, tinea versicolor literally means fungus of opposite color. White spots will occur on tanned skin. Light/untanned skin however, will get dark spots. Did you google it yet? I see plenty of pictures where one has dark spots. I myself have white spots on my shoulder and neck, ...