What is white ringworm on a child’s face?

Generally speaking, children's skin is relatively tender, which often means that children's skin resistance is still slightly weaker, so parents should help their children prevent more skin diseases. Especially in this season, the editor has found that many children have something like white ringworm on their faces. What is going on? In fact, this is a manifestation of pityriasis alba, commonly known as peach blossom ringworm.

Pityriasis alba is also called worm spots because in the past children mostly had this due to parasites in the intestines, which led to malnutrition, so it was called worm spots; but nowadays children mostly have this due to malnutrition caused by picky eating; this type of disease generally does not require anthelmintics.

If you have ringworm on your face, you can apply terbinafine hydrochloride cream externally; it is generally available in pharmacies; some people also recommend applying sulfur cream, which is also effective;

What to do if ringworm appears on the face? The skin on the child's face is dry and a little white

Note that this type of white spots on the face due to ringworms are slow to heal. Generally, it takes a month or even longer to eliminate them. Many people do not see obvious results even after applying the medicine for half a month. Be patient.

Pityriasis alba is a self-limiting disease. Even if you ignore it, it will get better on its own when the spleen and stomach function improves, but it will recur. The author had this disease when he was a child, and it recurred for nearly 10 years. It got better on its own after he became an adult. Later, it was analyzed that it was caused by eating too fast and having a bad stomach.

Note that it is forbidden to apply general dermatological topical anti-tinea drugs; most general anti-tinea drugs contain hormones. If used on the face, although they will be temporarily effective, they will reduce the skin's resistance and make facial tinea grow more severely. In addition, hormones are also very harmful to the skin.

Please note that this type of ringworm can also grow on the arms, abdomen, etc., which is not a big problem; its existence is a sign of decreased gastrointestinal function in the human body, so you must pay attention to your diet, such as eating regularly and eating less snacks.