Hi everyone, i'm new to the forums. My 18
year old son has these white spots on his
back, shoulders, chest, and thighs. His
back his it the worst, with pretty much
all of it covered in white. We went to
his one dermatologist and he said that he
had tinea versicolor. After using the
treatment (selenium sulfide), nothing
worked. So we went to another doctor, and
she said that he has pigment loss, and not
tinea versicolor. And that there is
nothing that can be done about the
discoloration. She based her pigment loss
diagnosis on the basis that there was no
scaly skin and that the dicoloration is in
the form of a v (he is black, but with
very light skin, lighter than most white
people). He did, however, use nizoral
shampoo (1% from the drugstore) for two
weeks, about three weeks before he went to
go see this new doctor. So I am thinking
that this could have led to there being no
scaly skin for the doctor to see.
I am just curious as to what to make of
this. Two doctors, two differing
opinions. I come to you for your
opinions. What do you think is wrong with
my son's skin?
