Tinea versicolor

Tinea versicolor's disease overview

Visitous is a common skin infection of Pityrosporum ovale. The disease tends to spread easily from person to person in the hot and humid tropical environment through contact or sharing personal living utensils (clothes, towels ...). The disease is not dangerous but can affect aesthetics by light -colored skin patches (loss of pigmentation). Vigontic disease has the ability to treat simply with antifungal drugs used on the skin but also has the ability to re -infection from germs or clothes.

Causes of Tinea versicolor's disease

Pityrosporum ovale mushrooms grow on the skin surface. Pityrosporum ovale mushrooms act on the epidermis to change the skin under the skin, creating a reduced or losing skin (whiter than the surrounding skin).

Some risk factors for the disease:

  • Hot and humid weather
  • A lot of sweat

    • Oil secretion skin

  • Immunodeficiency (HIV, children after flu, measles ...)
  • Special endocrine changes in puberty, pregnancy or hormonal replacement.
  • Poor personal hygiene

    • Symptoms of Tinea versicolor's disease

    Manifestations of tinea versicolor include:

  • Slowly appear in the skin, increasing in quantity and size
  • Skin is different from the surrounding position (maybe brighter or darker), maybe white, pink or brown
  • Common location: neck, chest, back and arms. However, it can be encountered in any position on the body.

    • Skin can cause itching, increase in the sun or sweat.

  • Yeast infections do not exposed to the sun

    • Distinguish the disease of Ringworm

    tinea versicolor and waterpipe are both skin diseases caused by fungal infections. Two diseases, although different in causes and symptoms, have relatively similar treatments (see treatment).

    Characteristics

    versicide

    Ringworm

    Causes

    Pityrosporum ovale mushroom

    Epidermophyton mushrooms, microsporum

    Symptoms

  • Different color inlaid (white, pink or brown)
  • The surface has a smooth scales, shaving like chalk scales
  • Location: neck, chest, back, arm

    • Normal may not be itchy, or less itchy, increase when in the sun, sweat

  • Red skin spots, blisters on the edge
  • Coin lesions (also known as coins)
  • Location: butt, groin, armpits
  • Itching even normal, increasing especially when sweating.

    • Transmission route of Tinea versicolor's diseaseTinea versicolor

    Diseases spread through direct or indirect skin exposure through personal belongings:

  • Sharing clothes

    • Sharing personal belongings (towels, towels, razors ...)

    People at risk for Tinea versicolor's disease

  • Visitable can occur at any age but mostly in children, teenagers and young people
  • Oily people

    • A lot of sweating people

  • immunodeficiency (HIV, AIDS, chemical cancer, children after the flu, measles ...)
  • Hormonal changes (puberty, pregnancy, contraceptive use ..)

    • Prevention of Tinea versicolor's disease

    Valoidal disease is a preventive fungal disease with some of the following measures:

  • Avoid the environment with too high temperatures, hot and humid environment
  • Avoid exposure to strong sunlight, especially in the summer
  • Avoid excessive sweating, when working or trying to wipe dry sweat
  • Keep personal hygiene clean, do not share personal belongings with others, especially for patients with tinea versicolor, ringworm. Regularly wash clothes, blankets.
  • Young children when showering need to wipe people really dry and then wear clothes

    • Diagnostic measures for Tinea versicolor's disease

    Diagnosis is based on symptoms and tests:

    Symptoms:

  • Pale or dark, pink, size from 4 to 5mm, localized mainly in the neck, chest, back and arm
  • Looks like there is no scales but shaved will have scales

    • Testing:

  • Founding mushrooms in the scales when illuminating directly under a microscope

    • There are many fungi and thick wall spots clarified in 10%KOH solution.

  • Cultivation has no diagnostic value caused by Pityrosporum Ovale fungus that requires a special environment and they are often present in normal human skin.
  • Wood lights see the reduction area due to fungal infection and light green fluorescent

    • Tinea versicolor's disease treatments

    Vigon disease and treatment

  • Use topical medications and antifungal creams prescribed by a doctor. Daily topical medication around 1-2 weeks. The floating and scales of the inlaid spots will be treated. However, changing skin color in lesions can last for several months to return to normal.
  • If the disease affects many skin areas, large lesions can use oral antifungal drugs.  For example: ketoconazole 200mg/day, take 7 days (pay attention to liver function when using the drug)

    • Barnar disease in young children

    Children with sensitive skin, prone to irritation, so they cannot use tinea versoric medicine as adults. It is necessary to have a doctor's examination/consultation for specific instructions.

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