Part of my skin has changed colors

[Jodi1980]

to white patches. The area is my inner thigh. Has this ever happened to anyone??

 

[RoutemanDan]

Could be a fungus.Saw this a few times when I was in the service.Try putting some selsun blue shampoo on it for a few days and see if it clears up.

 

[BedKnobbery2]

What RMD is refering to is a skin condition called tinea virsicolor (my spelling may be off). It's pretty unusual for it to appear on extremities, it is usually confined to the trunk and neck area. If the patches are scaling, it could be excema. It could also be a condition known as vitiligo (again, spelling may be off). Ezcema and tinea are treatable; vitiligo is a permanant condition, and is generally untreatable. You're best bet is to consult a dermatologist, of course, but if you want to play armchair physician (as I'm prone to do LOL), do a search online for white patches skin thigh for more information. The treatment RMD suggests for tinea is correct, although it takes several weeks normally for a color change back to be noticed. I know about them because I have had tinea (its not contagious; basically, it happens when the yeast that naturally lives on everyone's body just goes willy-nilly in small patches) and my son and his paternal grandfather both have vitiligo. Incidentally (if anyone cares) vitiligo is the condition Michael Jackson claims changed his skin color. It's an absolute absence of pigment, giving the skin a very milky white appearance.

 

[DocRafiki]

Yeah, I was gonna say maybe you have the Michael Jackson disease.

 

[LuvN~Travel]

Hey it'll be no biggie if she can sing too! Sorry, just kidding.
I would definitely check with the dermatologist. (This from the
mom whose oldest kid is getting over thrush from antibiotics in
the hospital!)
Kim

 

[DVCajun]

I'm not making light of your situation, but I did get a chuckle out of the fact that this thread was right above the thread about Michael Jackson.