What is tinea versicolor?

Tinea versicolor is a common, benign, superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back. In patients with a predisposition, tinea versicolor may chronically recur.

How do members experience tinea versicolor?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with tinea versicolor*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for tinea versicolor*

Who has tinea versicolor on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 7
30s 11
40s 12
50s 10
60s 2
70+ 1

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 33

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What is tinea versicolor?

Tinea versicolor is a common, benign, superficial cutaneous fungal infection usually characterized by hypopigmented or hyperpigmented macules and patches on the chest and the back. In patients with a predisposition, tinea versicolor may chronically recur.



Common symptoms reported by people with tinea versicolor

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for tinea versicolor

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Compare treatments taken by people with tinea versicolor

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have tinea versicolor through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with tinea versicolor? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has tinea versicolor on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 19 say tinea versicolor is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 7
30s 11
40s 12
50s 10
60s 2
70+ 1
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 9
20-29 years 7
30-39 years 4
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 12
Female 33

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 22
Not Diagnosed 1

These charts show data from tinea versicolor patients who have completed their condition history
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