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What Causes Skin Discoloration?

Hi doctor, For the past year I have noticed my skin colour is changing on my back and on my stomach. it does not each neither is it swolen or looks reddish.i have a dark skin but the discoloration is tanner. what cream will be appropriate for me. Thank you.
posted on Sun, 27 Apr 2014
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Hello,

I can understand your concern for skin discoloration on back and stomach.

You have not told us your age and sex along with related medical history so that I could have helped you better.

There can be mutiple causes of color changes including simple physiological reasons of age changes or tanning or due to genetic causes.

Other than normal causes it can be also due to certain disease states such as Lichen amyloidosis or lichen planus pigmentosus and related skin issues.

I suggest you to meet a dermatologist and get a complete physical examination so that the most probable cause can be sorted out.

Till that time please avoid direct sunlight so that more aggravation can be prevented.

All the best.
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What Causes Skin Discoloration?

Hello, I can understand your concern for skin discoloration on back and stomach. You have not told us your age and sex along with related medical history so that I could have helped you better. There can be mutiple causes of color changes including simple physiological reasons of age changes or tanning or due to genetic causes. Other than normal causes it can be also due to certain disease states such as Lichen amyloidosis or lichen planus pigmentosus and related skin issues. I suggest you to meet a dermatologist and get a complete physical examination so that the most probable cause can be sorted out. Till that time please avoid direct sunlight so that more aggravation can be prevented. All the best.