真菌有两种——霉菌和酵母。许多能引起感染或疾病的真菌可以在同一温度下形成霉菌，但当它们在你的组织内达到体温时就会发酵。花斑癣是一种真菌，可导致相当常见的皮肤疾病。有几种治疗方法可以治疗这种情况。
花斑癣
花斑癣(Tinea versicolor)，又称花斑糠疹(pityriasis versicolor)，是一种由一种名为马拉色菌(Malassezia furfur)的真菌引起的皮肤病。真菌感染会导致皮肤出现白色、粉红色或浅棕色的斑点，但不会被晒黑。这些斑点通常出现在颈部、上臂、腋下、胸部、胃部、腹股沟和大腿。如果你使用面霜或糖皮质激素软膏，它会扩散到头皮和面部。
治疗
对于花斑癣感染有几种治疗方法，如《当前医学诊断与治疗》所报道的。You can use a selenium sulfide lotion every day for seven days, or you can try a shampoo that contains 1 or 2 percent ketoconazole, which can even be applied to the chest and back. Taking 200 mg of ketoconazole every day for one week or a one-time dose of 400 mg is another option. A treatment of two doses of 300 mg of fluconazole taken 14 days apart is yet another available option. You can also try imidazole lotions and creams.
锌
锌是基本元素，如“危重症护理原则”所述。It is vital for the structure of cell membranes, for protein metabolism, and for more than 200 metalloenzymes, which are proteins that contain metal and are used by cells to accelerate biochemical reactions. "Principles of Critical Care" cites a study in which patients with a severe head injury who were given a high dose of zinc had a better survival rate. Zinc may also be used as an alternative treatment for tinea versicolor.
花斑癣和锌
根据“基于证据的皮肤病学”，各种研究的结果表明，治疗花斑癣需要一到四周的药物治疗。基于这些研究，建议使用酮康唑或硫化硒洗发水，以及咪唑乳霜，尽管乳霜可能很贵。1%的锌吡啶酮洗发水也可以使用。你应该把它涂在感染的地方，让它停留5到10分钟，然后洗掉。锌香波应该每天使用一到四周。在这项研究中，没有人报告说这种洗发水有任何副作用。