Ringworm

[Aerows]

Anyone have it? I've been sweating at night and these circular things showed up.

[Jenoch]

1. I've never had it but I remember

some teammates having it on my college wrestling team. It's contagious, so you should get it taken care of right away. If the lesions are on your body and not your head, it is likely that a topical treatment will work, but the ointment is a prescription so you have to see a doctor (dermotologist). Ringworm is caused by a fungus.

[Aerows]

5. It's ugly, and I have NO idea how I got it

I won't even speculate.

[Jenoch]

8. It is suggested here that an over-the-counter

ointment will take care of it. I would get a prescription. These things can occur through something as simple as a handshake. My kids were exposed to it in elementary school. Have you been wrestling with any 5th graders lately? That's a joke, but our children are often more exposed to these things than are adults.

[texanwitch]

2. I had it when I was a little kid.

I used to have a scar from it.

I have no idea what causes it, a real worm.

[Aristus]

3. No. It's caused by a fungus.

The ring shape is due to what's called the fungus's annular presentation on the skin.

There are no worms at all.

A topical antifungal should take care of it...

[mrmpa]

4. Had it a few years ago..............

all you need is Lotrimin or any anti-fungal cream. Put it on in the morning and before bed. Make sure you keep the area dry. It should be about 5-7 days before it's cleared up.

[Aerows]

6. I'm susceptible to athlete's foot

It has plagued me, and if that's where I contracted it, I feel much better. It's apparently another thing you get in the locker room if you aren't scrupulously clean.

Thank you!

[hamsterjill]

11. I second this recommendation.

Lotrimin (or any generic) and a little patience.

[Barack_America]

7. Go to your doc. Shouldn't have night sweats unless it's a systemic infection...

...or something other than ringworm. Don't want to alarm you, but a rash and night sweats is something that should get checked out.

[Aerows]

14. I went riding and it's all over the back of my thighs

and Applegrove probably has it right. It was from the horse.

[applegrove]

9. I got it from a horse when I was a kid. I think you get a cream for it.

Don't remember sweating.

[Aerows]

13. Oh

Damn, it could have been from a horse, too.

Thanks Applegrove I was trying to pin down the source, but it was probably because I went riding!

I'm relieved, actually!

It's all over the back of my thighs.

[KittyWampus]

10. sweating at night could be a hormonal thing?

[Aerows]

16. It's ringworm

I think I've pinned it down to the stable I went to and went riding. Back of my thighs.

[KittyWampus]

20. I was thinking about you before and wondering. Glad it's something manageable.

[Aerows]

21. I know, right?

I couldn't figure it out where I got this mess.

[Aerows]

22. Wait, was that a come on?

I just told you I have ringworm and I am freaked out about it, and you do a come on?

I know I'm pretty sexy, but damn.

[Worried senior]

12. I had what I thought was ringworm

back in the 90's it wasn't. It was Pityriasis Rosea, something little kids get but I was in my 50's. Took a while to heal and the only treatment my dr. gave me was calamine lotion.

[Aerows]

15. No, I think this is from horseback riding

Applegrove told me she got it from that, and mine is on the back of my thighs.

Way to ruin one of my favorite activities (horseback riding) but at least I know where it came from.

Won't go to that stable again!

[Aerows]

17. I didn't even THINK of a horse

but because it is all over the backs of my thighs, that is the origin.

Good grief. Won't go to that stable again.

[Graybeard]

18. I did as a child (8 yrs old).

They said that I got it at the movie theater because I would always sit very low with my head on the back of the seat where some people had been putting their feet from behind.

I don't remember much about the symptoms but a lot about the treatments. My head was shaved and then my Mom had to use adhesive tape pressed on my scalp and then ripped off along with any stray hairs that were still there.

Not allowed to go to school, so for an entire term I was tutored at home.

Had to wear a skull cap after Mom rubbed the various salves and ointments on.

Trips to a clinic for Ultra-violet lamp treatments .

An ordeal to be sure.

[Aerows]

19. It's about as fun

as :splat: you got dropped from 20 stories.