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Old 07-22-2003, 09:13 PM   #1
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Can someone PLEASE help me? I have white spots all over my arms that have been getting worse and worse. They are on my hands and some on my chest as well. But mainly my arms. Each white dot has a small red pin point dot inside of it. The red dots are like blood vessels. I am so worried and my arms are starting to look weird. Can you please help. Please

 
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Hey Leah,I have no idea what this could be......and the only advice I can give you is to see a dermatologist,and quickly.Keep us posted!!!!

 
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I don't know if its true, but I read that the white spots on arms are a type of fungus. Apparently sun exposure or tanning worsens problem. There's some kind of lotion that tanning salons have to treat it.

I have the tiny red dots on my upper arms & legs. I've had them for as long as I can remember. My best friend has them on her upper arms too. Another friend told me Jewish women get this. I think I have some Jewish ancestory way back, but my friend's parents are from Holland. So I think maybe it really has nothing to do with ethnicity. I have no idea what it is.

 
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Hey I just found another post on this board about the white spots. Read the message entitled Sun Spots.

 
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Hey Leah and Angela, the skin fungus you had mentioned is called Tinea Veriscolor,and from both your descriptions ,I don't think that's what you have. T.V. mainly appears on the torso of the body; chest,stomach,back( sometimes the neck,upper arms and groin but not typically).It looks like white blotches or spots (not small dots) when the skin is tanned and in the winter can appear as reddish brown slightly raised spots,usually about the size of a dime or quarter and are in clusters sometimes.What happens is a normally present skin yeast for some reason over produces in some people and the white spots appear because the sun cannot tan the area blocked by the yeast.Climate(hot countries),sweating and frequent excercising are some things that aggravate or bring on T.V.The "cure" for it is Selsun Blue shampoo 2.5% (1%is for dandruff,2.5% is for T.V. specifically)....................I think you both should go see a dermatologist, I do not think you two have T.V. .If you look up T.V. on the internet,some of the sites have photographs and you can compare what you have with T.V..Good Luck!

 
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