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Hi,my daughter has some skin rushes thats normally...
Hi,my daughter has some skin rushes thats normally results into wounds,and then now she has ringworms on her head what should i do?
Doctor's Assistant: Have you seen a doctor about this yet? What medications are you taking?
Yes,but they have given her medication but its still the same,they even said its allergy but its not,they said its the soap she uses,we uave changed it but she still has them
Doctor's Assistant: Anything else in your medical history you think the doctor should know?
The rushes normally occurs at the edges like at the albow
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Dr. Bilal Sulaiman
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الأسئلة المجابة 21678 | نسبة الرضا 98.7%
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Ringworm of the scalp is not really a worm, but a fungal infection.
Symptoms?
How to manage it?
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What is ringworm of the scalp?
Ringworm of the scalp is not really a worm, but a fungal infection.
Symptoms?
- itchy patches on the scalp
- brittle hair
- painful scalp
- swollen lymph nodes
- low-grade fever
How to manage it?
- The leading antifungal medications for ringworm are griseofulvin and terbinafine hydrochloride (Lamisil).
- Both are oral medications that you take for approximately six weeks
- Use shampoo contains the active antifungal ingredient ketoconazole or selenium sulfide
- Ringworm heals very slowly.
- It can take more than a month to see any improvement
- Your doctor may want to check you or your child in 4 to 6 weeks to make sure the infection is clearing up.
- It can be difficult to get rid of ringworm, and it’s possible to get the infection more than once. However, recurrences often stop at puberty.
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