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It is more than likely Tinea Versicolor, which is a fungal infection caused by a bacteria that’s naturally found on the human skin. It comes in two varieties, one causes the skin to have white patches and the other causes the skin to have darker pinkish brown. There are other skin things that look like Tinea Versicolor, but it is probably not one of them.
It generally affects the back, shoulders, chest, and skin folds. Where you sweat and collect the most moisture.
You can go in for treatments, or try to treat it by yourself. It is really easily diagnosed by your doctor and they can give you prescription pills or topical creams. If you don’t want to pay for a doctor, you can buy clotrimazole (Lotrimin, Mycelex) or miconazole (Lotrimin). And apply them twice daily for 2 weeks. If you have had it for an extended time, it is sometimes suggested to put it on for a longer period of time. You can also try selenium sulfide shampoo 1% (Selsun Blue) or 1% ketoconazole shampoo (Nizoral). Some doctors recommend applying these for 15 minutes twice a week for two to four weeks.
If you decide to go into the doctor and get medicine from them, you need to tell them about your other medications (such as Lipitor) as they can interact with each other.
The spots will still be there for a couple months, even after you have killed the cooties. But the good news is they will go away! It can take months for them to blend back into your natural skin color though – typically the brown variation goes away faster.
Best wishes to all.
I have the same problem and went to see a doctor for it. My Doctor told me not to worry that is is only sweat stains and when certine part of ur body start to sweat it can stain the skin. It is common for them to go away after being cleaned off and come back again because thats were you sweat the most. I hope i helped someone out.
good luck