Skin with ringworm belongs to dermatophytosis, including tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea cruris and so on, which belongs to the fungal infection, and can be treated by general treatment, topical medication, oral medication, surgery and other treatment methods.
1. general treatment: generally for patients with tinea capitis, it is necessary to trim the hair and cut off the fungal infected hair; for patients with onychomycosis, it is necessary to cut the sick nails short; usually, it is necessary to pay attention to cleaning and disinfecting of towels, slippers, pillowcases and other personal belongings, and to avoid sharing them with other people.
2. Topical medication: antifungal medication can be used externally, such as clotrimazole, miconazole, terbinafine cream and so on.
3. Oral medicine: if the effect of external medicine is not good, it can be combined with oral antifungal medicine treatment, such as itraconazole, terbinafine and so on.
4. Surgery: Surgery is usually not needed for dermatophytosis, but if the symptoms are serious and the effect of medication is not good for onychomycosis, the diseased nail can be removed by surgery.
It is recommended that patients go to the dermatology department of regular hospitals, follow the doctor’s instructions and reasonable use of medication, do not blindly self-medication.