worm on his head. His hair has grown back several times and his hair still will not grow in that spot. Can someone help to treat it.
2006-07-13 16:38:36 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Infectious Diseases
Buttercup, you gouged your cousin's head with the clippers and made him bald and now your trying to blame it on a fungus? That's cowardly and cold.
Just kidding. The surest way to tell is with a fungal culture of his scalp. Most docs wont do that, though. Instead, the usually try to see if treatment for tinea capitis makes it better.
UNFORTUNATELY, topical treatments don't work. No cream or ointment cures tinea capitis. You need to give a medicine like griseofulvin for weeks to months.
Sometimes, a persistent bald patch is just a place where hair wont grow- if you see any hair follicles there, though, or know they were there before, then thats not likely to be the case. If the area is bumpy or raised or inflamed, its likely tinea.
2006-07-13 22:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by hobo_chang_bao 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably some sort of infection. Sorry to say. Have a doctor look at it, there are medications that can help. I have seen a number of children in schools with this problem. And often they steam from the same thing; unsterile razors/clippers.
Good Luck
2006-07-13 16:42:32 · answer #2 · answered by JulyBaby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had ringworm and it's a red itchy rash and gets flaky & white on top. I still had the hair on my leg grow through it. Have his mom take him to the doctor.
2006-07-13 16:41:11 · answer #3 · answered by mom2babycolin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
likely a yeast an infection, rather in case your penis isn't circumcised. try an over the counter treatment from a drugstore yet when it would not sparkling up or worsens , see a well being care service.
2016-11-02 00:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him to a doctor, or Skin Specialist, he may Also Be suffering from Alopecia
2006-07-13 16:43:31 · answer #5 · answered by wombat_87au 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it can be ringworm or it can be...........ohh shoot i forgot what its called but he may have to go to the dermotologist and he would have to get 2-4 shots in his head where the bald spot is..it should grow back!
but i forgot what its called
2006-07-13 16:55:12 · answer #6 · answered by Loving the parent life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people just have bald spots you know.
2006-07-13 16:40:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to the doctor, better safe than sorry!!!
2006-07-13 16:45:10 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Live♥Laugh♥Love♥ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋