What does ring worm look like and what causes it

What does ring worm look like and what causes it

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Ringworm will appear on the skin as a ring-shaped rash and will look crusted over. Ringworm can be treated with OTC fungi creams.

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i have a red spot on my body?

Q: i have three red spots on my body, one on my leg. one on my inner thigh and one in the middle of my chest. they don’t itch, it doesn’t feel like anything they’re not really bumps just like a round red layer.. it’s ot a ring worm cause it doesn’t look like a target….. it has been on my body for months now…. i do’t know what to do…i don’t know if it is bad or not.

A: It sounds a lot like eczema. I have them sometimes, too. People are born with it, and there isn’t a way to get rid of it forever. But don’t worry, if it’s eczema, the spots will go away sooner or later. Just don’t scratch them and try to avoid touching them a lot, or they might spread to other parts of the body, too.If I were you, I’d ask my doctor about it, though. Just incase. And they can recommend the most suitable creams/treatment for it!(= Hope this helped.

wonder about hives?

Q: for the last 5 years i break out with these little bumps that are fileld with puss real tiny bumps, at first i thought it was ring worm cause i had itched the areas like crazy but the next year it came back and still itches but it never looked like ring worm that year it skipped last year and now i am starting to get these tiny bumps again that itch i have learned not to itch them, i know that if i pop the bump to get the puss out it stops itching for a bit, and i only get it during summer or when weather is hot out side and i am out there so i want to relate it to the sun maybe , but i did go to the dr a few times once they did say it was ring worm next time same dr said it was stess, so how can sun cause hives or how can stress cause hives if that is what is i have no clue and what can i take as far as otc meds go

A: hives can be caused from medications what type of sunscreen are you using =it could be the culprit=you could even be allergic to the sun

What does a cold sore look like?

Q: I think I have one but i’m not very sure if its a bacterial infection or a cold sore. Its pretty small, a tiny bit itchy, never was sore, its scabbed up a little now, a few clustered up bumps sort of in a circle. I’ve been using Abreva since yesterday as well. It started out as a little itchy spot and I woke up and looked in the mirror to see this big pimply thing on my lip. I know it isn’t a ring worm because I had one before. I practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for at least 5 hours a day so its possible I could of picked up “mat herpes” which is common in wrestlers. I also was training and stupid me wasn’t wearing a mouth piece and I bit down on my lip with my tooth and caused a pretty decent cut on my lip, I also wiped the blood off my lip…with my sweaty shirt. So i’m seeing that as a possible outcome of why it could be a bacterial infection. Anyways I need to know so I can get back in practice : I can’t believe I just got directed to a dating site with people that have STDs. I have a girlfriend for gods sake o.o!

A: Cold sores are caused by an oral infection called oral herpes, which is why you most likely got automatically directed to the std section. Most people get cold sores during child hood by innocently kissing or being kissed by some one that has cold sores. Cold sores are also very common to have 50-80 percent of the population has them on the mouth. You can’t get herpes from a mat, herpes doesn’t last for more then seconds on surfaces of objects. It comes from skin to skin contact like kissing. You also don’t get cold sores from biting your own lips.Cold sores usually have some itching, burning or tingling symptoms involved. You may not get all of the symptoms, some times out breaks can be very mild. If this is a cold sore you may want to wait a few more days before you go to practice, and it’s embarrassing but you should talk to your coach as to why your not going to practice. Cold sores are very contagious while there are any signs of an out break. If you happen to bite some one while you’re wrestling then you could pass your cold sores onto where you bit the person.You can place this question in what ever category you like next time, for example try the “skin conditions” category