Re: Common fungus, not sun, causes 'sunspots'

[Guest guest]

I thought sunspots were brown spots?

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

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> Common fungus, not sun, causes 'sunspots'

> Saturday, August 11, 2007

> Chattanooganow (subscription) - Chattanooga,TN*

>

[Guest guest]

this sounds like what I have on my back,neck and a few around my

face, but mine turn from white to red when the sun shines on them or

I have a fever and they go from itching to burning.

--- In , " tigerpaw2c " <tigerpaw2c@...>

wrote:

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> Common fungus, not sun, causes 'sunspots'

> Saturday, August 11, 2007

> Chattanooganow (subscription) - Chattanooga,TN*

>

> http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/health-med-

> advice.aspx?articleid=19548 & zoneid=117

>

> DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What cures sunspots? I have them on my upper

chest

> and back, and my neighbor, a nurse, told me that's what they are.

> I'd like to wear a bathing suit, but these spots embarrass me. --

> S.S.

>

> DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I swim almost daily in a public swimming pool. My

> legs are very tan. I have small, white spots on them. Is this a

> parasite? A worm? How do I get rid of them? -- E.F.

>

> A: As best as I can determine from your letters, you both have

tinea

> versicolor. It doesn't come from the sun, from a parasite or from a

> worm. It comes from a common fungus.

>

> The fungus causes small circles of skin to lose their pigment. Next

> to tanned skin, the circles stand out like a sore thumb. Adjacent

> circles can merge to form larger depigmented areas. The upper chest

> and back, the arms, the legs, the face and the neck are the places

> usually affected. Oily, excessively sweaty skin encourages growth

of

> the fungus, as do heat and humidity.

>

> The fungus doesn't lead to ill health. It's mostly the appearance

> that causes a patient's consternation.

>

> The only way to be sure of the diagnosis is to have a doctor scrape

> involved skin and examine the scrapings with a microscope. The

> fungus is easily seen.

>

> Selenium sulfide, found in many shampoos, can get rid of the

fungus,

> but a stronger solution than the one found in commercial shampoos

is

> usually required -- 2.5 percent selenium sulfide. Spectazole cream

> and Nizoral cream also work, as do many other fungal medicines.

>

> It takes a long time for the depigmented skin patches to repigment,

> so don't take that as an indication of medicine failure.

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, so did I.

What about ringworm? I thought that is what I have had on my upper

chest for the past year and my daughter had but from what has been

described it sounds like I may have a sun spot?

The ringworm I have sounds and looks just like these sun spots.

Are they certain that these sun spots aren't ringworm because

ringworm is also a fungus that causes spots with loss of pigmentation?

> >

> > Common fungus, not sun, causes 'sunspots'

> > Saturday, August 11, 2007

> > Chattanooganow (subscription) - Chattanooga,TN*

> >

>

[Guest guest]

These sun spots sound like ringworm as I decribed in my other reply.

My ringworm on my upper chest turn white, red and itch and burn, also.

> >

> > Common fungus, not sun, causes 'sunspots'

> > Saturday, August 11, 2007

> > Chattanooganow (subscription) - Chattanooga,TN*

> >

> > http://www.timesfreepress.com/absolutenm/templates/health-med-

> > advice.aspx?articleid=19548 & zoneid=117

> >

> > DEAR DR. DONOHUE: What cures sunspots? I have them on my upper

> chest

> > and back, and my neighbor, a nurse, told me that's what they are.

> > I'd like to wear a bathing suit, but these spots embarrass me. --

> > S.S.

> >

> > DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I swim almost daily in a public swimming pool.

My

> > legs are very tan. I have small, white spots on them. Is this a

> > parasite? A worm? How do I get rid of them? -- E.F.

> >

> > A: As best as I can determine from your letters, you both have

> tinea

> > versicolor. It doesn't come from the sun, from a parasite or from

a

> > worm. It comes from a common fungus.

> >

> > The fungus causes small circles of skin to lose their pigment.

Next

> > to tanned skin, the circles stand out like a sore thumb. Adjacent

> > circles can merge to form larger depigmented areas. The upper

chest

> > and back, the arms, the legs, the face and the neck are the

places

> > usually affected. Oily, excessively sweaty skin encourages growth

> of

> > the fungus, as do heat and humidity.

> >

> > The fungus doesn't lead to ill health. It's mostly the appearance

> > that causes a patient's consternation.

> >

> > The only way to be sure of the diagnosis is to have a doctor

scrape

> > involved skin and examine the scrapings with a microscope. The

> > fungus is easily seen.

> >

> > Selenium sulfide, found in many shampoos, can get rid of the

> fungus,

> > but a stronger solution than the one found in commercial shampoos

> is

> > usually required -- 2.5 percent selenium sulfide. Spectazole

cream

> > and Nizoral cream also work, as do many other fungal medicines.

> >

> > It takes a long time for the depigmented skin patches to

repigment,

> > so don't take that as an indication of medicine failure.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

ringworm has a perfect red ring around the spot, if I remember right.

mine dont, but yes, ringworm is also a fungus.

> > >

> > > Common fungus, not sun, causes 'sunspots'

> > > Saturday, August 11, 2007

> > > Chattanooganow (subscription) - Chattanooga,TN*

> > >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Originally I thought sunspots were dark also, who knows, maybe they

can come in several different colors or shades. We have all learned

over time that doctors definately don't know everything and tend to

forget that each one of us is different.

I remember this clearly when I worked at a local hospital daily and

went into the cancer ward speaking to several nurses and doctors,

concerning these white spots that were on my wife's arms. It was

like somebody took bleach and dripped it on her arms. From very

small, size of a BB, to the size of a nickel.They spent about 40

minutes looking through their medical books and couldn't find

anything. But what I did see I wish I had some of those medical

books. No one had an answer. I also had mentioned several other

symptoms, skirting around the mold exposure, not giving them a

direct possible cause. At that time many of her symptoms were severe

and I got the attention of many. Mainly one main doctor. She was

listening but not really paying attention.

After hearing many of the symptoms she started to become angry, as

if she wanted to call security for spouse abuse and not having my

wife in the hospital. She demanded to know what she had and I

chuckled to myself, at the same time ignoring her. Now I had the

attention of about 15 people and once they couldn't determine the

cause of these white spots and I was close to being on my way out

the door, the doctor demanded again what she had.

At that time I believed it was systemic fungal disease. Sick

building syndrome. And you'll never guess what her response was. She

put her head down and mumbled, " Oh, I'm sorry " and she walked away.

I can't explain how I felt at that moment, for except wanting to

tackle her from behind, to put it nicely. I made my point and 12-15

other doctors and nurses heard me. I just hope that someone had the

guts to nail her ass later. I hope they were all just wondering why

she just walk away from something that was very serious in the

beginning until the doctor found out that it was due to an HVAC

system that was not properly maintained. I just stood there in

shock. At that point like no one gave a damn.

What I found later on that seemed to have taken care of the white

spots, guessing it was fungal related, was the white vinegar. It

definately seemed to have helped and should also work with ringworm,

since it is also fungus. What was explained to me because of what

she had been exposed to this fungus/white spots was coming from

within, for whatever reason I rather not say.

KC

--- In , " gsgrl2000 " <gsgrl2000@...>

wrote:

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> These sun spots sound like ringworm as I decribed in my other

reply.