In the hot season, every woman strives to bring the skin in an ideal condition, so that during a stay by the sea, with pleasure to sunbathe in a swimsuit, to wear open light dresses. Spoil on such a rest spots on the body of light brown color, the appearance of which complains almost 80% of the beautiful half of humanity, especially at the beginning of the summer months.
Why did the body have round light brown spots?
The solution of any dermatological problem begins with the clarification of its exact causes and the establishment of a diagnosis. It is clear that the presence of spots on the body of light brown color is a consequence of increased production of melanin by skin cells. Factors provoking the intensification of this process:
- Hormonal imbalance. At women during pregnancy quite often there is a considered pathology. The spots are localized, as a rule, on the hands and face. Have an irregular shape, do not deliver any uncomfortable sensations, pass on their own after the birth.
- Moles. Most of them have a dark color, but some have a light brown tinge.
- Age changes in the skin. Over time, the epidermis and dermis become thinner, some parts of the cells start to work incorrectly, producing an excessive amount of melanin.
The listed reasons are absolutely safe and do not require special therapy. But there is a disease in which light brown spots on the body are flaky, sometimes itch. It has a fungal origin and involves a course of complex treatment.
For what reason are spots on the body of light brown color flaky and itchy?
The described symptomatology is characteristic of a pityrious or multi-colored deprivation . This pathology is provoked by yeast-like fungi of the species Pityrosponim orbiculare and occurs due to various factors. Despite the low probability of contracting pityriasis, this disease is very common.
Diagnosis of the disease is not difficult:
- On the skin of the chest, back, neck and shoulders light brown spots of small diameter are formed, which then merge with each other.
- When lubricating the formations with alcoholic iodine tincture, they quickly absorb the liquid, get a dark brown shade (iodine test).
- Spots do not darken in the sun during sunbathing.
- With a slight scraping of the skin in the area affected by fungi, a small number of scales is separated.
- After washing under the shower or staying in hot water, the stains can turn pink or red, eventually acquiring the usual yellow-brown color.
The course of pityriasis is chronic, there may be frequent relapses, so long-term and complex therapy of the disease is needed.
Treatment for spots on the body of light brown color
The fight against the disease is carried out after a visit to the dermatologist, as well as the study of scraping of the epidermis from the areas affected by the fungus. As a rule, it includes treatment by the Demjanovich method - first, the stained skin is treated with an aqueous solution with concentration
- salicylic alcohol (3 to 5%);
- sulfuric and tar ointment;
- emulsion of benzyl benzoate (20%).
Well established in the treatment of pityriasis lichen preparation Termikon , which is available in the form of tablets, cream and spray.
During therapy, it is desirable to thoroughly iron bed linen, often change the loofah, 1 time in 2 days to wash bath towels.