How to tell when a person has ringworm

Ringworm is occasionally encountered in the clinic, mostly due to fungal infections in cats after keeping them at home, which are then transmitted to people. To determine whether a person has ringworm, you can look at the following aspects: 1) you have a cat at home or have been in contact with a cat; 2) ringworm appears on the skin as annular erythema, which expands outward eccentrically and is bright red and itchy; 3) ringworm is self-infectious, meaning that a person who has ringworm in one area may have it in other areas of the body; 4) a fungal microscopy reveals mycelium or spores You can be sure that you have ringworm.