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What Causes Skin Discoloration In A 2 Year Old?
My child is 2 and a half months. her height is 23 inches and she weights 14 and half pounds. Her skin tone has different patches of discoloration. The discolored parts are lighter than the regular skin. We are east African. So id like to know whats wrong with her skin tone. The patches are not ruff they are the same texture as her skin tone.
Tue, 5 Jul 2016
Hello
This sounds like something called tinea versicolor--a skin fungal infection.
It really isn't too serious and it can be treated with ketoconazole topical cream from a dermatologist
This sounds like something called tinea versicolor--a skin fungal infection.
It really isn't too serious and it can be treated with ketoconazole topical cream from a dermatologist
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