What are the symptoms of tinea versicolor?
Patient: Hey i think i have tinea versicolor, i went to a doctor and he thought i have a iron deficiency, i have been taking iron , vitamin a tablets, but the red sports dont seem to go,i have 1 dot with a radius of 4mm around my thumb, another one near my middle finger, on my left hand i have a 1 cm radius near my pointer finger, and i got a 3 cm radius of a red spot on my crease of my arm, i also have some itching on my neck, where i am starting to grow hair, **im 15 year old Doctor: Hi,Looking to the history it seems that you are having tinea versicolor infection, a fungal infection.You might require one oral course of anti-fungal medicine like Flucanozole 150 mg once in a week for 4 weeks.Apply anti-fungal lotion on affected parts.Ok and take care.