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Thanks Richard for sharing your experience.

And thanks Sheryl for you advice. It meant a lot to us.

Finally, with reference from by boss we went to PhyaThai 2 Hospital yesterday in the morning (before we saw Sheryl's post). The doctor was Dr. Monnet. She was very good. She listened to our history and everything. She diagnosed my wife carefully and finally she also said it is vitiligo. She assured us that we don't need further test. She understood well what our emotions will be when we hear about this disease and she acted well. She explained everything, what we have to do now, how to take care and risk of taking different medicines available for this disease.

This was not the case with Dr. Parichart. She may be more experienced, but she should know how patient will feel when this disease is diagnosed. Even a better doctor is useless if he/she treats patients in bad manner.

Right now, we are very sad and worried. Dr. Parichart has given us Protopic (Tacrolimus) which has side effects. Some says, some people has developed cancer using this medicine but not yet proved. Other say, it is safe. She hasn't started using it yet. We are still thinking what to do. Right now, I am finding a good sunscreen for her.

Pratik

Anyone, please!!!!

Dear All,

Few months back my wife developed white spots around her neck. We went to the hospital and doctor said it is pityriasis versicolor and is normal. So he gave her a cream. After using for few months we noticed that some spots are still increasing (around her ear) but some old spots has gone away. We again visited doctor and he changed the medicine which did not worked. So that doctor referred to his senior doctor. We visited that senior doctor. At first he was also confused. But looking at one particular spot he said it may be vitilogo.

We were shocked and immediately went to another doctor in St. Louis Hospital thinking we will do test like Wood's Lamp test or boipsy. The doctor we visited was Dr. Parichart. We were shocked with her behavior. Without examining, just looking from a distance of 1m and without asking history she just said it is vitiligo. When we asked her if we can do test or how we can be sure, she was just angry and just said it is vitiligo and its very hard to cure. Just go and take the medicine.

Now we are in much tension. The medicine that Dr. Parichart gave has many side effects (some even has developed skin cancer using this medicine) and my wife has not yet started it. We want to become sure first by doing skin test. Please give us idea where we can directly do skin testing (Wood's Lamp or Biopsy). Any good doctor/hospital you recommend who explains and listen to us.

By the way if anybody has the same skin problem like ours, please share your idea. After googling we are also guessing if it is pityriasis alba. Because we read that this disease start becoming of chlorinated swimming pool in some people. And as far as we remember, those spots was developed around the time when we had started swimming. Another thing is, some old spots has gone away. If vitiligo, how those spots was gone.

Please help us. We are very much in stress.

Thanks.

Pratik

Thanks a million.

Dear All,

My wife has a skin problem which she found recently. She has some white round spots about a cm in diameter in her face and around neck. She is worried if it is a serious problem like vitiligo. So, I searched for immuno dermatologist and got one in Samitivej Hospital. But the hospital said that he is not available right now.

So, I need help from you guys if you know of any good doctor experience in immuno dermatology or diseases of these kinds. I need to know his/her name and the hospital/clinic he/she works in. Better but cheaper doctor/hospital is good for me. Heard that Burmungrad is way too expensive.

Thanks.

Pratik