Best treatment for Tinea Versicolor?

Question

My daughter was disdiaonised for so long and started taking the atopic lotion selinum 2% for treatement.I have noticed the fungus is more on her arms than legs.With her being 13 the doctor said it will go away and we are consistant with treatments is there anything better with no harsh side effects?

Answer 1

Products applied to the skin (topical)-creams, shampoos, or solutions-are effective treatments for the fungus that causes tinea versicolor. However, if the rash is severe, covers large areas of your body, returns often, or does not get better with topical treatment, antifungal pills may be prescribed. While treatment kills the fungi quickly, it can take months for the spots to disappear and for your skin color to return to normal.

Treatment is usually needed to prevent the rash from spreading and to improve the appearance of your skin.

Antifungal creams and foam solutions are available with or without a prescription. These products can be applied to the body or face once or twice a day for 2 weeks.

Ketoconazole (Nizoral), available with a prescription.

Clotrimazole (such as Lotrimin), available with or without a prescription in different strengths.

Terbinafine (Lamisil), available with or without a prescription in different strengths.

Butenafine (Mentax), available with a prescription.

Naftifine (Naftin), available with or without a prescription.

Naftifine also comes in a gel.

Ciclopirox olamine (Loprox), available with a prescription as a cream, gel, or lotion. However, it is fairly expensive, and you will need to apply large amounts to affected areas.

Terbinafine (Lamisil) 1% solution can also be used to treat tinea versicolor. Terbinafine is available with a prescription and comes in a pump spray.

Answer 2

There are different topical medications besides selenium sulfide that are contained in different brands of anti-fungal treatments. None of them seem to stand out as the single best choice, which is probably why there are so many different products on the market. You could try different products to see which works best, and you can also use a combination of several products. I have alternated between miconazole nitrate, and zinc undecylenate or tolnaftate, by using one product in the morning, and the other product in the evening (the two products are not applied at the same time). Here's the non-prescription choices:

clioquinol 3%
haloprogin 1%
miconazole nitrate 2%
povidone-iodine 10%
tolnaftate 1%
undecylenic acid and its salts (calcium, copper, and zinc) 10-25%

Besides finding the medication that works best, the other important thing is to avoid irritating or drying the skin when bathing. The use of soaps can make a person susceptible to fungal infections. Most soaps are harsh on the skin. Antibacterial soaps and deodorant soaps kill the bacteria that keep fungus from taking over, so these type of products should not be used. Mild soaps like Dove and Nutrogenia work well, but its even better not to scrub or apply soap to the infected areas.

Answer 3

Soap For Tinea Versicolor

Answer 4

If the problem is long lasting and topical lotions/sulutions are not helpful, your doctor may want to try an oral agent/antifungal pills; like diflucan or nizoral. I don't know how old your daughter is, there may be dosages that need to be tailored to her weight. You can always go and see a dermatologist to be sure that it isn't something else.

Answer 5

if you are talking about fungus patches, try Lotrimin ultra.