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Conditions›Skin conditions›Skin infection›Fungal skin infection›Ringworm of scalp

Ringworm of scalp

A common form of fungus infection of the scalp caused by various species of microsporum and trichophyton on or within hair shafts, occurring most commonly in children and characterized by irregularly placed and variously sized patches of apparent baldness because of hairs breaking off at the surface of the scalp, scaling, black dots, and occasionally erythema (redness) and pyoderma (pus).

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Pediatrics 57 years experience

Is a type of:Fungal skin infection

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common is it?

Common

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Risk factors

Personal

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Do doctors see a lot of patients with ringworm of scalp?

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Is there an over-the-counter treatment for ringworm of scalp?

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What are some over-the-counter treatments for tinea capitis (ringworm of scalp)?

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Help! need to know if there's anything that can naturally treat ringworm of the scalp?

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Is ringworm of the scalp different than ringworm of the body? And if I have it on my body, can it spread to my head? How soon will I know if it spread

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Have researchers discovered some over-the-counter shampoos for ringworm of the scalp?

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A 43-year-old male asked about a male:

My son may have ringworm of the scalp. His skin is flaking - and a sore on his scalp. It's itchy and he has a stomach ache, headache and sore throat?

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