What is tinea vesicolor.My doctor recommended Selsun 2.5 shampoo for 10 days.?

I'd like to know if tinea vesicolor is a sexually transmitted disease and if antibiotics should best treate it. I have used the treated prescribed by my doctor and have not seen any major difference. I am beginning to wonder if this itchy , almost scally and sometimes painful skin discoloration across and under my breast area is actually diagnosed correctly!What is tinea vesicolor.My doctor recommended Selsun 2.5 shampoo for 10 days.?
Tinea versicolor is skin infection with Malassezia furfur that manifests as multiple asymptomatic scaly patches varying in color from white to brown. Diagnosis is based on clinical appearance and skin scrapings. Treatment is topical antifungal drugs.


Treatment consists of anti-fungal medicines applied to the skin. These medications include clotrimazole, ketoconazole, and miconazole.


Over-the-counter dandruff shampoos applied to the skin for 10 minutes each day in the shower may also help treat the lesions.


Though tinea versicolor is easily treated, pigment changes may last for months after treatment. The condition may come back during the warm months.


Tinea versicolor is not a sexually transmitted disease. It is a fungal skin infection. Antibiotics have no effect on fungal infections. Moisture (perspiration), body heat, dirt and darkness may help to grow fungus infection. Please continue to apply anti-fungal ointment a few days more even after the fungus infection is cleared.


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Too much yeast on the surface of the skin....antibiotics can increase yeast, but maybe if the shampoo doesn't work, an antifungal will? And no, it's not an STD.