The difference between pityriasis versicolor and vitiligo

Some people often confuse pityriasis versicolor with vitiligo, but in fact, the two are easy to distinguish. Generally speaking, tinea versicolor is caused by fungal infection, while vitiligo is caused by loss of skin pigmentation. The symptoms of pityriasis versicolor are relatively mild, easy to treat, and recovery is good. This tinea versicolor may appear in many parts of the body, while vitiligo generally does not have scales on the surface. It is best to go to the hospital for a check-up and then decide which medicine is more appropriate.

1. Pityriasis versicolor is a skin disease caused by fungi. The skin lesions are mainly pale white, and most of them are round or oval spots with blurred edges.

2. The skin pigmentation of vitiligo patients appears as dots or connected white spots, with pigmentation at the edges.

1. The surface of tinea versicolor often has many fine scales, so it is also called tinea versicolor. Moreover, the patient's skin surface is refractive, and the fungus can be found directly through microscopic examination. Tinea versicolor mainly appears in areas with developed sebaceous glands, such as the neck, upper chest, back and upper limbs.

2. The boundaries of vitiligo during the stable period are very clear, there are no scales on the surface, the skin will not atrophy or have other skin lesions. The skin color at the edges and nearby areas of the lesions is normal or the pigmentation is darker, and the condition will not be aggravated by excessive sweating. Of course, no fungi can be found under a microscope.

1. Pityriasis versicolor is easy to treat. It can be completely cured by external application or internal medication. The effect is fast and it is not easy to recur.

2. Vitiligo is difficult to treat and is prone to relapse. Therefore, for patients with vitiligo, insisting on cooperating with doctors to consolidate the treatment of vitiligo is the top priority for patients in the current treatment of vitiligo.

1. Pityriasis versicolor is not a disease and will not harm human health. It just affects the appearance of the body and looks ugly.

2. Vitiligo is currently a relatively stubborn skin disease. Most people suffer from vitiligo. The occurrence of vitiligo seriously affects the beauty of the face and also endangers people's health.

1. Pityriasis versicolor starts as tiny spots, mostly around the openings of hair follicles, and then gradually expands to form patches of varying sizes, ranging in color from light white to dark brown, on which tiny bran-like scales can be seen.

2. The early symptoms of clinical manifestations of vitiligo are mostly as big as fingernails or coins, nearly round, oval or irregular in shape. Sometimes the disease starts as dot-like hypochromic spots with obvious boundaries. Some have pigmented bands around their edges. In a few cases, leukoplakia is mixed with follicular punctate pigment proliferation. The hair on the white spots can also turn completely white, and in a few patients, it remains unchanged.