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Suggest Remedy For Ring Worm Like Infections On Face
I have a spot on my face that looks like ring worm, I am already taking anti funcal medication for what doctors thought was a regular fungal infection. I have taken the pills for about a month and nothing has improved, is there somthing else I can be suffering from? Excema has already been treated and nothing works
Thu, 26 May 2016
Hello,
If you have taken anti-fungal pills for a month and it's not better then it's probably not a fungal infection like ring worm. Eczema would have been another thought but if you have tried a mild steroid cream and moisturizer then it may not be that like you said. I would search for pictures of something called granuloma annulare. This can sometimes look like ring worm but it is not the same thing. If this looks like what you have then you could see a dermatologist for treatment advice which could be steroid treatment, etc. You may want to try putting nothing on it but vaseline to keep it moisturized for a week or two and see if it goes away.
Good luck,
Dr D
If you have taken anti-fungal pills for a month and it's not better then it's probably not a fungal infection like ring worm. Eczema would have been another thought but if you have tried a mild steroid cream and moisturizer then it may not be that like you said. I would search for pictures of something called granuloma annulare. This can sometimes look like ring worm but it is not the same thing. If this looks like what you have then you could see a dermatologist for treatment advice which could be steroid treatment, etc. You may want to try putting nothing on it but vaseline to keep it moisturized for a week or two and see if it goes away.
Good luck,
Dr D
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