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Ringworm is widely prevalent in the surrounding .its a very common disease and because of its communicable nature spreads person. Its prevalent both in the human and animal world. As the name implies ringworm looks exactly like a ring on the surface of the skin .however the ring is not exactly a circle and takes irregular shapes.
As the ringworm is caused by fungus and it is highly communicable so it can affect many areas at a time . so you can see the rings at many places of the body at a time . for example you can have ring formation at many places at a single time including your scalp (tinea capitis), groin area (Tinea cruris or also known as jock itch), or feet (Tinea pedis or athlete's foot).initially the rash is in the form of a dry raised patch that appears red and feels itchy . The inner areas look pale while the outer ring is red in color and quite scaly. Ringworm normally becomes visible within ten to fifteen days of infection. These symptoms of ringworms are easily recognizable however they look slight different from person to person.
But the best thing about ringworm is that it is although it’s highly contagious it’s easily curable and there are several methods to get rid of ringworm.
Treatment: If the problem is mild enough than over the counter drugs are good enough to take care of your problem. But however if the problem is severe you need a prescription drugs or oral medication.
Some of the mild tropical medications which can cure mild cases of jock itch include
Miconazole (Micatin, Monistat-Derm)
Clotrimazole (Lotrimin AF)
Terbinafine (Lamisil AT)
If the person after administrating these drugs still have not get any relief the doctor might provide for some stronger medications .some of which are
Tropical
1. Econazole (Spectazole)
2. Oxiconazole (Oxistat)
Oral
1. Itraconazole (Sporanox)
2. Fluconazole (Diflucan) |
