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Tinea versicolor

2017-03-01 15:46:41
I have had this for 1 year now and it's coming on my face as well .... I am distressed with it. I have taken a complete treatment yet it's not gone
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Greetings.  Tinea versicolor is rather easy to treat and usually responds to  treatment . Consider the following possibilities - recurrence of infection / persistence of marks / or it wasnt tinea versicolor in the first place.  See a  qualified dermatologist near you.  Warm regards.

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