Ringworm is an infection of the hair. This is a fungal infection caused by a fungus attacking the scalp.
This skin disease mainly affects children of school age under 12 years. Ringworm is not a serious disease but it is particularly annoying, irritating and unsightly.
When the fungus reaches the glabrous skin (skin without hair), it is called herpes vine.
Ringworm is characterized by round patches, red and crusted gray, with very short hair breaking at the root. These plates will cause itching which may cause excoriations and secondary infections. Without treatment, these plates gradually become larger, the edges, the periphery, becoming scaly skin while, at the center, seems normal.
A differential diagnosis is useful because at certain stages, ringworm is sometimes confused with
This contagious disease, causing localized outbreaks.
It is spread through contact with animals or with children with.
For example in cats, with the fungus Microsporum canis.
It is treated with an antifungal. In low infection can be treated by covering the area of oil temporarily or clay, which has the effect of stifling the fungus.
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