What are the differences between vitiligo and tinea versicolor?

For any disease, the most important thing is to avoid misdiagnosis in time, otherwise it will cause serious harm to the patient's body, and wrong treatment will not only fail to recover from the disease, but also make the condition worse. Vitiligo and tinea versicolor are very similar in appearance, but in fact, there is a big difference between the two. In order to effectively avoid misdiagnosis, everyone must master the difference between the two. So what are the differences between vitiligo and tinea versicolor?

First, what are the differences between vitiligo and tinea versicolor? Tinea versicolor is a fungal skin disease. Some people often have some pale white or yellowish brown small spots on their backs and necks. There are more of them in the summer. It is medically called tinea versicolor. Pityriasis versicolor is a fungal skin disease caused by a fungus called Pityrosporum. This fungus parasitizes in the stratum corneum of the skin and can easily grow and multiply under certain temperature and humidity conditions. Pityriasis versicolor is more common in young and middle-aged people. It usually occurs or the symptoms worsen in summer, making the skin look mottled, so it is also called "tinea versicolor". The local area is often sweaty and oily. Pityriasis versicolor can also cause hypopigmentation of the skin. If you suffer from pityriasis versicolor, you should keep your skin dry and take a bath or change clothes frequently. Antifungal drugs can be applied externally to the affected area. In stubborn cases, oral medications should be taken at the same time under the guidance of a doctor.

Second, the common symptoms of pityriasis versicolor: 1. Mottled skin lesions: Initially, reddish spots the size of millet to rice grains appear in the prone areas, gradually merging into flakes, resembling mottled skin lesions. Desquamation may occur over time, and hypopigmentation may be seen. The color of the spots often varies depending on the skin color, and may be white, gray, or brown. But they are lighter than the surrounding normal skin color.

2. Generally there are no subjective symptoms, but it may be accompanied by itching in severe cases. Regarding vitiligo, experts from Shijiazhuang Jiuzhou Dermatology Hospital pointed out that vitiligo is a skin disease in which pigment is lost. It is a localized or generalized depigmentation lesion caused by a decrease or disappearance of tyrosinase activity in melanocytes in the skin and hair follicles, leading to a progressive decrease or disappearance of the production of melanin granules (i.e., melanosomes). Common symptoms of vitiligo:

1. The local skin begins to turn white without any conscious symptoms, gradually expands, and the surface becomes smooth without flaking. 2. There is no fixed site of disease occurrence and no age limit.

What are the differences between vitiligo and tinea versicolor? Both have white spots, but the difference is that tinea versicolor is caused by fungal infection with small round white spots, while vitiligo is caused by large, irregular white spots. Vitiligo is a symptom of normal melanin loss in the skin. The cause of vitiligo is a certain genetic tendency, and people with poor immunity and frequent exposure to sunlight are more likely to get it. Therefore, people with poor immunity should not stay up late or overexpose themselves to the sun. Additional inquiry: Vitiligo is a symptom of normal melanin loss in the skin. The cause of vitiligo is a certain genetic tendency, and people with poor immunity and frequent exposure to sunlight are more likely to suffer from it. The common point between the two is that they both have white spots, but the causes of the disease are different, and the treatment effects are also different. Tinea versicolor can be cured well, but vitiligo is difficult to cure and will recur.