Ringworm Treatment for Body and Objects

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Ringworm Treatment for Body and Clothes

This is a great short video about ringworm, a very common fungal infection of the skin. Dr. David Hill (love that bow-tie) discusses over-the-counter preparations used to treat ringworm (tinea) on the body and on surfaces.

Key points:

continue to treat 1 wk after rash disappears because the fungus is still present, just not seen
treat an area approximately 1 inch wider that the margins of the ringworm
ringworm is NOT a worm – it’s just a fungal infection

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