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Suggest Treatment For Ringworm Infection On Lower Extremities

Hi. I have a serious case of ringworm. Actually, it was only small about a year ago, and now it has grown bigger and covered almost half of my lower extremities and I also have it on my arms. I applied steriods on it and when I stopped using it, it spread all over my legs and arms. I am two weeks off in steriods. My dermatologist prescribed Daktarin cream and I am using it twice a day. it s so itchy and has burning sensation, but I can tolerate it sometimes. I don t want to use steriods anymore. How can this help me get better? Thank you
posted on Thu, 27 Nov 2014
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STOP STEROIDS.
STEROIDS MAY BE GIVEN TO CONTROL INFLAMMATION BUT NOT MORE THAN A WEEK.
YOU CAN APPLY-
CLOTRIMAZOLE,MICONAZOLE,TERBINAFINE,FLUCONAZOLE CREAMS AVAILABLE ON COUNTER.
FOR ITCHING TAKE BENADRYL.
AVOID HOT & HUMID ATMOSPHERE.& EXCESS SWEATING.
USE COTTON UNDER GARMENTS CHANGE TWICE A DAY.
BUT FOR OTHER MEDICINE ,CONSULT YOUR DERMATOLOGIST FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION TREATMENT.
HE WILL START ORAL DRUGS.
E.g; GRISEOFULVIN FLUCONAZOLE,TERBINAFINE,ITRACONAZOLE,
DISEASE WILL BE CONTROLLED WITHIN A MONTH BUT TREATMENT FOR A LONGER PERIOD TO CHECK REOCCURENCE.
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Suggest Treatment For Ringworm Infection On Lower Extremities

STOP STEROIDS. STEROIDS MAY BE GIVEN TO CONTROL INFLAMMATION BUT NOT MORE THAN A WEEK. YOU CAN APPLY- CLOTRIMAZOLE,MICONAZOLE,TERBINAFINE,FLUCONAZOLE CREAMS AVAILABLE ON COUNTER. FOR ITCHING TAKE BENADRYL. AVOID HOT & HUMID ATMOSPHERE.& EXCESS SWEATING. USE COTTON UNDER GARMENTS CHANGE TWICE A DAY. BUT FOR OTHER MEDICINE ,CONSULT YOUR DERMATOLOGIST FOR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION TREATMENT. HE WILL START ORAL DRUGS. E.g; GRISEOFULVIN FLUCONAZOLE,TERBINAFINE,ITRACONAZOLE, DISEASE WILL BE CONTROLLED WITHIN A MONTH BUT TREATMENT FOR A LONGER PERIOD TO CHECK REOCCURENCE.