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What Causes The Presence Of Ring Worm Inside The Knee Since 2 Months?
I had ring worm on the inside of my knee for about 2 months. I was using tea tree oil as recommended by a friend, but I developed a rash where the tea tree oil would slide down my leg in addition to my ring worm. I then went into a walk in clinic and they prescribed: fougera clotrimazone and betmethasone dipropionate cream. I have used this for 9 days, twice daily. The second rash was completely healed by day 5, the ring worm I believe is healed as well. It has not been itchy, pussy, or flakey for weeks (even before using the prescription). The area that my ringworm was is just a slightly raised bump and there is a very small red dot. To the touch however, I can feel two hard bumps underneath the skin. The small red dot is on the side of one and the other is smaller and to the side. Is this still ringworm? I can take a picture if there is a way to upload it.
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Hello,
This is Dr. Klarida Papaqako answering your question.
From your description looks like the treatment was the right one, and it healed the ring worm but not completely. In general, it needs 2 weeks or more to cure it with the creams that you have mentioned.
If I was your caring doctor, I would recommend to use the cream until it cleared the skin bump/red area completely, which may take from 2 weeks to 6 weeks.
Try to keep the area as dry as possible, because humidity makes the ring worm infection worse, or doesn't allow it to heal.
Take care.
This is Dr. Klarida Papaqako answering your question.
From your description looks like the treatment was the right one, and it healed the ring worm but not completely. In general, it needs 2 weeks or more to cure it with the creams that you have mentioned.
If I was your caring doctor, I would recommend to use the cream until it cleared the skin bump/red area completely, which may take from 2 weeks to 6 weeks.
Try to keep the area as dry as possible, because humidity makes the ring worm infection worse, or doesn't allow it to heal.
Take care.
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