Ringworm getting worse?

[deliwoman1]

My 19 month old has two small patches of ringworm on her back. We think she got it from nursery (her immune system would've been low, after battling a nasty virus). I stupidly thought the first patch was a chicken pox spot at first, then possibly eczema, which she's had before, so it was a couple of weeks before I took her to the GP/pharmacist. For over 2 weeks now we've been applying Daktarin to the patches, but nothing is shifting. If anything, they've gotten bigger/worse. I'm also slightly worried that a small dry patch by her mouth is ringworm too. 🙁

Worth a second trip to the GP, or should I just keep applying cetraben to the patch near her mouth, and the Daktarin? I don't fancy applying Daktarin to her mouth, so I'm wondering if an Rx oral antifungal might be necessary.

Hi
i can empathise with this. My entire family caught ringworm from our cat after a vet visit and it made our lives hell for about 6 months. We washed bedding every other day and didn’t share towels. We covered it up but we kept passing it back and forth to each other. I was mortified when I read online that the spores live in surfaces for up to 18 months!!! We ended up having to have all the upholstery cleaned. It cost us a fortune in cleaning supplies, vet bills, creams etc. My son lost a big patch of hair when he got it on his scalp. It looked like we had shaved a bit off. We ended up not being able to have anyone visit because we didn’t want to pass it on etc. the quickest way of getting rid of it on a child is to get prescription for anti fungal medication. Within 2 days they were nearly gone. We had to have it twice but it was the only way of breaking the cycle of it. It’s unbelievably contagious. Sorry to go on about it 😂. If you or any adults get it in the house I would recommend asking pharmacist for steroid anti fungal cream. The Normal anti fungal cream takes too long to work and by then you’ve ended up with more. We may have been really unlucky but just from experience I’d push for medication for your child to nip it in the bud good luck x

Tea tree oil worked a treat for my kid

It could be a type of eczema rather than ringworm as discoid eczema can often be misdiagnosed as ringworm

I was also going to say possibly discoid eczema, they tried three or four different antifungals and two swab tests for my daughter before someone worked out what it was.

I was also going to say discoid eczema - one of the signs of this is a rash not responding to ringworm treatment. I would go back to the GP and ask specifically about this.

It might be impetigo in which case it's infectious and she'll need antibiotics

My DD had it and it started spreading so she evaded up in hospital for a few days and was on antibiotics and was isolated to her room

We started off at the GP with a cream then we ended up going to A&E who were much better at diagnosing

The rash visibly spread before our eyes in front of the Consultant at the hospital

If the rash is spreading you have a valid reason to go to A&E and get it checked out properly

@Bec945 Hi, Really long shot, but please could you tell me the anti fungal steroid cream your child was prescribed? Many thanks, we're struggling with ringworm over here, too.