What does tinea versicolor treatment method have?

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In the common types of skin diseases, tinea versicolor should be regarded as a disease with high incidence, and the treatment of tinea versicolor should be carried out in time. This article will share the treatment of tinea versicolor with you.

What does tinea versicolor treatment method have?

First of all: pityriasis versicolor, formerly known as tinea versicolor, commonly known as sweat spots, is a superficial fungal disease caused by Malassezia infection of the cuticle of the epidermis. The pathogenesis of pityriasis versicolor is relatively slow. In the initial stage, there are generally no obvious symptoms. The damage characteristics are scattered or fused hypopigmentation or pigmentation spots, with chaff like desquamation, It usually occurs in the chest, back, upper arm, armpit and sometimes on the face.

Second: topical drugs. 2% ketoconazole lotion can be used for 7-10 days; 2% selenium disulfide lotion for external use, 7-19 days. Patients with smaller size, or those who can not take oral antifungal drugs for various reasons, can give 1% Bifonazole Cream / gel, 2% miconazole cream, 2% Ketoconazole Cream and 2% econazole cream. The curative effect is good. Terbinafine, buterafine and naphthotifen are also effective. It can also be used in the treatment of pityriasis variegata.

Finally: systematic treatment. For patients with large area or recurrent attacks, itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole and other azole drugs can be given oral treatment. It should be noted that oral administration of griseofulvin and terbinafine is not effective in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor.

matters needing attention

Patients with tinea versicolor can usually be treated with the above methods. At the same time, during the illness, patients with tinea versicolor should try their best to limit sweets and avoid the intake of fatty food, so as not to increase sebum secretion, which can aggravate the symptoms of tinea versicolor lesions.