Ringworm

Ringworm of the body is one of several forms of ringworm, a fungal infection that develops on the top layer of your skin. It's characterized by an itchy, red circle of rash with healthy looking skin in the middle.
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Ringworm
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or tinea(tn´), superficial eruption of the skin caused by a fungus, chiefly Microsporum, Trichophyton, or Epidermophyton.
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RINGWORM IS NOT A WORM - BUT AN EASILY TREATED FUNGAL INFECTION
Question: My daughter was told she has ringworm on her arm. She is a very clean child and has not been around any worms. How did she get this and how is it taken care of?
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Ringworm
What is Ringworm?
Different forms of Ringworm?
Conventional treatment ...
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Ringworm is an infection caused by a fungus that grows on the outer layer of the skin, hair, or nails. Ringworm of the scalp occurs in children and adults all over the world. It is most common in children between the ages of 3 and 9.
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Ringworm
A variety of fungal infections of the skin, scalp and nails fall under the general category of ringworm. (The name ringworm, which dates from the 15th century, is a misnomer; no worm is involved and the rash is not always circular.) ...
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Ringworm can usually be diagnosed on the basis of its appearance. The diagnosis is then confirmed by examining scrapings of the skin in the laboratory to look for the fungus.
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ringworm of the scalp can also develop into a kerion, a large, tender lesion over the area of the initial ringworm. This is caused by a hypersensitivity to the ringworm and my be associated with a rash elsewhere and tender lymph nodes in the neck.
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Ringworm, Tinea Corporis on the Chest
Ringworm, Tinea Corporis on the Hand and Leg
Tinea Versicolor - Close-Up ...
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Beard ringworm: A superficial fungal infection of the skin, affecting the bearded area of the face and neck, with swellings and marked crusting, often with itching, sometimes causing the hair to break off.
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Ringworm, tinea corporis on an infant's leg
Tinea versicolor - close-up
Tinea versicolor - shoulders ...
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Ringworm of the beard (face) is more persistent than ringworm of the scalp. Ringworm of the body is the easiest to eliminate.
Dogs, cats, rabbits, children, and contaminated clothing are generally the carriers of the disease.
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RingwormA fungal infection of the skin, usually known as tinea corporis.
SystemicAffecting all or most parts of the body.
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Ringworm
A fungal infection of the skin, usually known as tinea corporis.
Systemic ...
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Ringworm on the scalp may require the use of an oral drug, such as griseofulvin, because creams and lotions applied to the affected area may not get into the hair follicles to kill the fungus.
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Ringworm is a common infection in children and is responsible for athlete's foot and jock itch in adults. This article looks at how to treat and prevent the infection.
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Sporanox (itraconazole) capsules An oral antifungal cleared for "pulse" dosing in the treatment of nail fungus (tinea unguium, dermatophytic onychomycosis, onychomycosis, ringworm of the nail). The pulse dosing regimen is 200 mg b.i.d.
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Other childhood diseases include ringworm, lice, and appendicitis. Children also commonly suffer from allergy, dermatitis, middle-ear infections, anemia, asthma, croup, diarrhea, warts, nosebleeds, and impetigo.
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Dermatophyte (skin) infections cause raised, circular pimples or blisters that resemble the lesions caused by ringworm. The infections are named for the part of the body they infect; therefore, tinea pedis refers to an infection of the feet.
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are useful in a wide variety of infections, it is important to realize that antibiotics only treat bacterial infections. Antibiotics are useless against viral infections (for example, the common cold) and fungal infections (such as ringworm).
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Mycologists (scientists working with fungi) estimate that there are 100,000 species of fungi, ranging from baker's yeast to dermatophytes (fungi that cause ringworm and athlete's foot) to potentially invasive species such as Candida albicans and ...
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