One year and 8 months with this until a doct diagnosed correctly

[sbadd]

So i posted this awhile back about random patches that appeared on my back in jan 2019, doct at the time told me they were nothing just cafe lait spots, well just recently had a mole removed from back and asked the skin doct to take a look at the patches, straight away he said they were fungal and prescribed me a shampoo for them, well what do you know pretty much disappeared overnight, so not happy that i could have treated this back in jan of 2019.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

sbadd

It seems like doctors' ignorance isn't confined to just thyroid disease - no surprise there really! Frequently quoted by the doctors in my surgery "I don't know what it is, come back in a couple of weeks if it doesn't get any better", then when you go back in two weeks you get the same "advice" 🙄

[sbadd in reply to SeasideSusie]

Yes very frustrating as they started to spread but then just faded, they were not itchy nor bothered me in any way just looked ugly, i thought they were hormonal aging patches, so annoyed that i could have treated way back. Always pays for second or even third opinion

[Macey2009 in reply to sbadd]

That's interesting. I have exactly the same patches on my stomach. Not itchy sore etc. Just as you say looks ugly. I asked a dermatologist about it. They mentioned something about a shampoo but nothing was prescribed so will ask my gp about it. It's been spreading a lot too.

[sbadd in reply to Macey2009]

The shampoo i was prescribed was 2% Nizoral , it actually says anti dandruff treatment and is a shampoo, but doct said to rub some into patches and leave for 10 mins before showering, i did for like 5 days and they have virtually gone. Im in Australia though so may be called something else depending on where you are.

[Macey2009 in reply to sbadd]

OK thank you. I'm in the uk

[Batty1 in reply to SeasideSusie]

Seems like a standard practice nowadays.

[foxglove]

Would you be kind enough to tell which shampoo did the trick? Thanks

[sbadd in reply to foxglove]

Nizoral 2% ingredients are Ketoconazole 20mg

Im in Australia though so may be different to where you are, this is why i posted though so that others that may have same as i can treat.