Tinea Versicolor – Diagnosis

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Tinea versicolor can easily be mistaken for other conditions such as rashes caused by dry skin or eczema. To verify that you have tinea versicolor, your dermatologist will do a test to determine if the specific yeast that caused the condition are present on your skin. The test is really easy and painless, and it involves doing a small scrape of your skin that’s examined under the microscope.