![]() ![]() Plaque psoriasis often spreads to the outer elbows, knees, and scalp, though it can spread anywhere.Ī severe form of psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis, spreads over much of the body, causing discolored or bright red patches. ![]() Most people with psoriasis have plaque psoriasis. This is not because it passes from the affected skin to other areas but because of changes to the immune system process, which causes psoriasis.ĭepending on the type of psoriasis a person has, a psoriasis rash can develop in various places on the body. ![]() The condition can spread from one part of a person’s body to another. One person cannot pass psoriasis to another. For more information, visit our website at /kids or call 706-721-KIDS (5437).Psoriasis affects the skin, and people who have never seen it before may think the condition is contagious. “Anyone can get ringworm.” The Children’s Hospital of Georgia has the largest team of general pediatricians, adolescent medicine physicians and pediatric specialists in the Augusta area. “It can happen to the best of us, even doctors,” Watson said with laugh. Know that if your child gets ringworm, he or she is in plenty of good company. Buy cheap flip-flops to wear in the locker room or gym So make sure childrenĪlways wash hands after playing with pets, especially any who are You might agree that preventing ringworm is far easier. Imagine six weeks of having to put a cream on your child’s body three times a day, Happen overnight it’s going to take some time.” That the area is going to slowly look better,” she added. Ringworm is usually only itchy, so if there’s pain, redness, swelling or pus, If it’s ringworm on the scalp, wash or replace brushes,Ĭombs, hair accessories or hats that may have come into contact with spores.įor signs of secondary infection too, since kids will scratch,” said Watson. If your child has athlete’s foot, scrub out House, it’s a smart idea to be a bit of a germaphobe and wash your child’sĬlothes separately with bleach. Immune system weaker, like diabetes or cancer. Lesions over the body or if he or she has a health condition that makes the Medicated shampoosĪre available to help manage itchiness and any scaling.Īntifungals may also be prescribed if someone has a massive spread of ringworm Requires an oral antifungal medication for up to six weeks. Of the scalp, the fungal infection is down inside the hair follicle, which Or athlete’s foot, for more comfort, try drying powders in those locations.Īlso switch to loose cotton underwear, and change socks frequently if your feet Then transmit it to their head, face or any other place they touch. Spreading to other people, but also from spreading to other parts of yourĬhild’s body,” said Watson, since the person with ringworm who scratches can Also apply the cream with aĬotton ball or q-tip instead of fingers. With a band aid when you’re first treating it. “I often tell patients to keep treating that spot for a few days after the rash is gone to make sure there aren’t any spores that could cause the infection to come back,” said Watson.ĭays for the cream to stop the rash from being contagious, so cover the rash It should be applied at least twice a day-three times a day is even better-for two to four weeks. It’s just about being in the wrong place at the wrong time, causingįor most types of ringworm, an over-the-counter antifungal cream is all you’ll need. The fungus that causes ringworm is everywhereĪround us. But it also flourishes in warm,īarefoot in locker rooms or shared shower stallsĪ comb, brush or hat with a person with ringwormĪbout being dirty, said Watson. Things, ringworm is contagious through contact. Manus, although that’s usually seen only in adults in certain workingĮnvironments where the hands are often wet.īut in general, ringworm is quite common, especially in children and teens, so much so that Watson, a general pediatrician at Children’s Hospital of Georgia in Grovetown, usually sees someone with ringworm in her clinic every week or two. There’s even a version that shows up on the hand, tinea On the head, it’s tinea capitis and will oftenĬause hair to break off at the shaft, leaving small black dots on the scalp,Īlong with scaling. On the groin, it’s jock itch and tends to be ![]() While we usually call it ringworm if the rash shows up on ourīody, if it’s on the feet, it’s athlete’s foot and can cause scaling andĬracking skin along with rash. Infection-not an actual worm-that causes the itchy rash and telltale ring-like She forgot all about it-until a week later when she and her two children and the kitten all got ringworm. Kelly Watson adopted a kitten, Spooky, a few years ago, she thought she saw a funny bald patch on one of Spooky’s littermates. ![]()
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