Ok i am having a serious problem with ringworm. I thought it was an insect bite about a week ago, so I bought some cortizone stuff. I applied that the first night , then read later that day that that stuff spreads the fungus around. So now I have even more. I tried this 8 dollar stuff over the counter for 3 days and got no where with it. I read online to use bleach. I used bleach but I think I may have left it on to long. ( people were saying they used bleach and it went away fast) I know think I burned my skin. Left it on for like 25 min or so in different places. Then I just rinsed it off with cold water. I do notice one spot is kinda browninsh and has a little burn sensation. I dont have medical and I am not going to the doctor untill a week from today if I get no progress. I just want to know basically do I have a bleach burn, or would that feel like I want to die.
2007-06-29 09:01:20 · 0 answers · asked by Joe 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Ringworm is a fungus. You need an anti-fungal cream. If the over the counter creams don't help then your doctor can prescribe something stronger.
2007-06-29 09:09:40 · answer #1 · answered by kat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ringworm takes around 30 days to disappear, no matter what you use or how aggressive you use it. I would try putting Tinactin on the ringworm now that you burnt your skin, anything else at this point would kill you. All you need is to get a secondary infection like encephalitis (because the bleach ate through your skin but didn't kill the ringworm). Once your skin heals, try putting finger nail polish on it, seems to suffocate the ringworm. Good luck, ringworm is the worst to get rid of!!
2007-06-29 09:09:56 · answer #2 · answered by elizabeth b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ringworm is a parasite. Lotrimin is a good one. Or your doctor could prescribe a cream for it.
2007-06-29 09:29:02 · answer #3 · answered by Joyce B 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋