Dr. Amrita Hongal Gejje | Appointment booking number 080-26671234
Consultant Dermatologist | GEJJE’S MARVELLA VV Puram, Bangalore
Ringworm is a infection caused by a fungus, not by a worm. This infection can affect any part of your skin infact it can affect your hairs and nails as well. It can cause itchy rash and affect various body surfaces. In the past few decades, we are encountering cases of Ringworm that are extensive and recurrent, the change in pattern in infection is not known, it can be change in environmental factors, fungal species and could be irregular treatment . more important is the misuse of topical steroids;. The treatment for Ringworm infection includes oral medications a s well as creams to be applied. Please follow your dermatologists instruction and do not stop the treatment till your dermatologists instructs, as the infection can recur. Dryness of your skin discourages the growth of the fungus on your skin. So a regular bath followed by a through drying is very important. Avoid use of non porous clothing which keeps your skin moist. All your clothing should be washed regularly,. All your clothings and bed linen on the infected person who should be washed separately and better pressed to get rid of the fungus. Avoid sharing of the clothes, soaps, towels or other personal belongings if you have an infected person at home.
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