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Skin Care and Diseases |
Ringworm08/11/2000 |
What do you suggest for treatment of ringworm with a bright red ring around the outside of the infected area.
"Ringworm" can present in many fashions. One is a round scaling ring shaped rash of variable size with no active rash in the center. However, other rashes, such as eczema, can present similarly. Try over-the-counter ringworm medicines (ask your pharmacist for brands available in their store). If these don`t work, see your dermatologist for a "scrape" test (scale is scraped from the skin and evaluated in the office under a microscope) which takes only 5 minutes. This will either confirm ringworm or disprove. It can then be treated appropriately.
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Pranav Sheth, MD Formerly: Department of Dermatology College of Medicine University of Cincinnati |
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