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A member asked:
I was misdiagnosed with ringworm for pityriasis rosea and started taking the medication. will anything bad happen?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Not likely: Meaning you took oral antifungal medicine for ringworm, but it turns out you had pityriasis rosea? Short courses of oral antifungals are generally safe. I've prescribed them a thousand times and never had any problems with short term treatment.
Answered 3/26/2013
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