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Small White Spots On Stomach, No Itch. Can It Be Fungal Infection?
hello, I am a young female in my early 20s and i have noticed small white spots on my stomach recently, they are not raised and they do not itch, they are just there. My boyfriend seems to have them to in the same spot. I thought it might be a fungal infection of some kind. any insight
Tue, 10 Dec 2013
Hello and welcome to HCM,
There are a lot of reasons which can get you whitish spots on the abdomen. Mostly if they are not itchy / raised, it could either be tinea versicolor (fungal infection) , early vitiligo, idiopathic hypomelanosis ( a condition caused due to descruction of melanin producing cells) or post inflammatory hypopigmentation.
Did you have any other lesion, trauma, preceding this spot, if yes its post inflammatory hypopigmentation and mostly it'll regain its colour gradually.
If it is a little scaly, its tinea versicolor, a fundal infection. Apply 1% terbinafine over the lesion once at night and you'll find it resolving within a couple of weeks.
In case its none of the above, i recommend you to see a dermatologist and get early vitiligo ruled out, since hypomelanosis is fairly uncommon in young age.
Hope I helped
There are a lot of reasons which can get you whitish spots on the abdomen. Mostly if they are not itchy / raised, it could either be tinea versicolor (fungal infection) , early vitiligo, idiopathic hypomelanosis ( a condition caused due to descruction of melanin producing cells) or post inflammatory hypopigmentation.
Did you have any other lesion, trauma, preceding this spot, if yes its post inflammatory hypopigmentation and mostly it'll regain its colour gradually.
If it is a little scaly, its tinea versicolor, a fundal infection. Apply 1% terbinafine over the lesion once at night and you'll find it resolving within a couple of weeks.
In case its none of the above, i recommend you to see a dermatologist and get early vitiligo ruled out, since hypomelanosis is fairly uncommon in young age.
Hope I helped
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