Talk:Tinea versicolor

message: Past telephone advice received from the St John's Institute of Dermatology (at St Thomas' Hospital) allowed me to construct a treatment protocol sheet. However given both that this is my construct and not endorsed by them, and the general policy of authors not referring to their own works in wikipedia, I am reticent about adding an external link to the guideline which is on my own website: http://www.Medik.Info/MI_Derm_PityriasisVesicolor.doc . So I seek the advice of other editors who may wish to add the link. David Ruben  Talk  01:05, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: word document is not universal, maybe html would be better? Hfwd 03:54, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Agree with Hfwd. --Arcadian 12:44, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'l get round to this sometime, I promise :-) David Ruben  Talk  01:20, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: UK Institue of Dermatology Treatment Protocol

message: I think that a mention to the below controversy about the difference between tinea and pityriasis versicolor should be mentioned within this article, even if many people believe that there is no difference. I got from a lecture today that there is in fact a difference in that tinea is more of a ring-worm-like versicolor. It should be noted somewhere in this entry. IsaacD (talk) 14:23, 7 August 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was no consensus. -- tariqabjotu 21:10, 6 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Pityriasis Versicolor versus Tinea Versicolor

message: Wouldn't a 1% solution cure tinea versicolor too, albeit slower than the 2.5% solution? 71.123.95.142 (talk) 22:02, 22 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Apparently, yes.  One of the article's reference sources state: "Nonprescription treatments include 1 percent selenium sulfide (Selsun) shampoo applied to the skin from neck to waist for 30 minutes daily for a week (I'd also shampoo the scalp the first few days) and clotrimazole (Lotrimin) cream twice a day for 3 weeks, or Lamisil cream once a day for a week.  Prescription treatments include ketoconazole 2 percent shampoo applied to damp skin in a thin layer and left on for five minutes for three straight days, or Selsun 2.5 percent lotion applied daily for 1 week — allow to dry for 10 minutes before showering. Alternatively, leave Selsun on your body for 12 to 24 hours, rinse it off, and repeat weekly for four weeks."    (Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 06:44, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Why not 1% selenium sulfide solution? 

message: The article says "Other topical antifungal agents such as clotrimazole, miconazole or terbinafine are less widely recommended.". Why? Is there a source for this? Medical advice in a wikipedia article should be approached with caution.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.136.152.161 (talk) 16:08, 16 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  clotrimazole

message: The article title should be changed to Pityriasis versicolor. Tinea is a term reserved only as a pronoun for any fungal disease of the skin as defined by Mirriam Webster. . Tinea versicolor is a misnomer as the causative organism is a yeast as clearly documented by the post here in this discussion section by kilbad in 2008. The word Tinea versicolor should be a redirect to this article which should be retitled Pityriasis versicolor.Leo2618 (talk) 22:02, 6 July 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tinea refers to fungal only and not to yeast. 

message: Why does one product get its own bullet? This has the appearance of advertising.Rose bartram (talk) 12:06, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Tinaderm

message: I can't offer a citation for the listed symptom of Severe Pin-Prick Itching, but my personal experience confirms both the maddening symptom, and its apparent contributing factor(s).  
Another contributing factor is my allergy to wheat, and milder allergy to corn, slight allergy to rye and barley - the dermatological reactions to them exacerbate the versicolor, evidently because they body is already in an inflammatory state.
Re: Selsun Blue with selenium sulfide, leaving it on for 30 min can cause skin damage (a reddened and darkened thickening with a leathery feel, that is painful to the touch, and then peels like an orange to leave a reddened, very tender and painful patch) in people with fair or delicate skin.  Do *not* jump immediately into leaving it on for 30 minutes.  For people with fair/sensitive skin, start with 5 min and, if that's tolerated, go to ten min., and so on, to establish the *individual tolerance*.  
I've found that a warm (NOT hot!) bath of 1 cup epsom salts per 10 gal of water, with a squirt of completely neutral (hypoallergenic, no fragrance, no colorants, etc.) liquid "soap" or even mild "free of everything" detergent, works well to ease the itching and assist in control.  Adding some Baking Soda helps in the hotter weather, in conjunction with using the Selsun Blue as a "body wash" - i.e., apply and to whole body when wet, then rinse after 5-10 min.
98.195.58.96 (talk) 20:51, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Itching; Selenium sulfide; etc. - personal observations to help others 

message: medical treatment for this tinea versicolor and causes of this disease. any hormone or enzyme or vitamins or protein deficiency? PLS EXPLAIN
 M. V. K. Chowdhay (talk) 00:36, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  tinea versicolor