My son is 2 years old and he keeps getting a wing worm?

Question

Just a couple of months ago I took him to the doc. for a wing worm. It was treated. I don't know if it fully went away but I do know,when he went to get his hair cut he got another one. Something telling me that he's getting it from the barber he goes to. I really don't know where it is coming from. He don't play with any other kids but his baby brother and he's 1. He doesn't have it. They go the same places to get their hair cut from. Could it just be something in the air? My thing is,what can I get to put in his hair to treat it,besides going back to the doc.

I mean ringworm,lol
sorry

Answer 1

It's called ringworm, but it's really a fungus. An anti-fungal cream applied daily until it's gone should help. He could be getting it from the barber shop. Do you have cats or other animals in the house? Small children tend to have very dirty hands and it can be passed to humans from pets.

Answer 2

Ringworm - tinea corporis - is a common fungal infection resulting from dermatophytes, which are microscopic organisms that live on the dead outer layer of skin. Ringworm can affect anyone at anytime. The estimated lifetime risk of developing any superficial fungal infection is 20%-30%. If you live in a warm, humid climate, have direct contact with active lesions on someone else (or a pet)

Treatment: (let your doctor decide)
Imidazoles (clotrimazole or Lotrimin, miconazole or Micatin, ketoconazole or Nizoral, econazole or Spectazole, oxiconazole or Oxistat, and sulconazole or Exelderm)


Allylamines (naftifine or Naftin, terbinafine or Lamisil)


Naphthiomates (tolnaftate or Tinactin)


Substituted pyridines (ciclopirox olamine or Loprox)
In addition, the doctor may prescribe a topical corticosteroid to help relieve the itching. It is never used as the only treatment in ringworm infections.

Seriously infected or deep abscesses may require surgical drainage. Bacterial superinfections usually require antibiotics.

Antifungal medication may be given as a pill for extensive infections, infections that are not cleared with a topical medicine, or infections in people with weakened immune systems.

Examples include itraconazole (Sporanox), terbinafine (Lamisil), fluconazole (Diflucan), ketoconazole (Nizoral), and griseofulvin (Grisactin). Some newer tinea infections are resistant to oral griseofulvin and require the use of oral itraconazole or terbinafine.

Answer 3

I don't want to sound mean or anything but I believe you need to contact a therapist. Everyday young children are diagnose with Bipolar disorder and other mental disorders. I'm not saying he has a disorder but I would want to make sure he doesn't. Getting treatment now at a yearly age will help his life in the future and yours too.

Answer 4

I am assuming you meant ringworm. I have never heard of "a wing worm"

Following is information on ringworm -- it can be cured without going to the doctor.
"Ringworm" may be one of the most visibly appropriate, yet factually misleading medical terms. Looking at a patch of ringworm, you could easily imagine that an actual worm is the culprit, but in reality ringworm isn't a worm at all. It's a fungus!
Ringworm can appear on any part of your body that has keratinized skin.

Ringworm can appear as a single circular patch, or multiple distinct patches, or a patch that seems to be dividing into several patches. A ringworm patch is basically circular and red, but the redness often diminishes toward the center of the circular rash. If you look closely at it, the outer edge of the circle is slightly elevated from the interior of the circle, and you'll likely see some dry, flaky skin along the surface.

As a ringworm patch ages, its circle expands, at which point smaller circular patches can form from it (as mentioned earlier). Because ringworm is highly contagious, you should keep an eye out for any other patches elsewhere .

When it appears on the scalp, you'll notice hair loss over the fungal patch of skin.

The itch is often what triggers the discovery of ringworm in hard-to-visualize places like the groin or back. If the red patch of skin resembles what I describe earlier and itches as well, the likelihood of a fungal infection is high.
If you're uncertain as to whether you have a case of ringworm, schedule an appointment with a dermatologist. However, in the meantime I strongly suggest you adopt a simple course of ringworm treatment until you are diagnosed; there's no harm in rubbing some antifungal ointment on these rashes before confirming diagnosis, and it just might prevent the ringworm from spreading.

Ringworm is quite contagious, spreading through contact with infected skin and even with objects that have come in contact with it (like towels, brushes and articles of clothing). The fungus can spread from animals to people, and (very rarely) even from soil to people, though that requires extensive contact. Ringworm infection is common particularly in children. Here are some ways to get rid of ringworm.

Start taking over-the-counter treatment immediately. Though some fungal infections have developed resistance to certain antifungal drug treatments, your first line of defense should still be over-the-counter topical treatments like Lotrimin, Tinactin and Nizoral. You can find these and other brands at local drug stores, often in different forms (spray, cream or powder). The products may advertise themselves as athlete's foot treatments, but looking at the back of the container reveals that they treat ringworm and jock itch as well (essentially all these are the same kind of fungal infection, but in different parts of the body).

Wash daily. Be sure to wash the affected area daily, and dry the area well afterward. If you shower, dry the ringworm last, not before drying other parts of your body; a towel is a great way to spread ringworm all over your body.

Change clothes daily as well. You might miss the days when you could wear the same clothing two days in a row, but just as you shower regularly, you should change regularly. As you change, however, be careful not to scrape or rub clothing against the affected area of skin. The more you adhere to these rules, the greater your chances are of getting rid of the ringworm in short time.

Make sure your affected skin is improving. If ringworm doesn't improve within a couple weeks of daily over-the-counter treatment, schedule an appointment with a dermatologist. The doctor can examine you and prescribe stronger medication to combat the ringworm.

Good Luck

Answer 5

I have a feeling you mean ringworm. it is caused by a fungus. google "ringworm" and you will find more info about it.