What medicine should I use for ringworm on my child's face?

When a skin condition such as ringworm occurs in the human body, it is usually treated with topical ointments, because these ointments can effectively relieve itching and accelerate the healing of ringworm. However, the choice of ointments should be divided into ointments that can be used by adults and ointments that can be used by children, because some ointments used by urban residents contain a lot of hormones, which will affect the healthy growth of children. If a child has ringworm on his face, what kind of ointment should he use?

Depending on the symptoms of ringworm on the child's skin, zinc oxide cream can be applied topically for targeted treatment, and contact with allergic substances and irritating foods should be avoided in daily life. Skin hygiene, cleaning and care. The treatment of ringworm mainly relies on topical antifungal drugs. Due to fungal infection, it is easy to relapse after the symptoms disappear and the medication is stopped, so the treatment course must be sufficient. Since the specific type of ringworm is currently unknown, it is recommended to go to the hospital for a face-to-face consultation to determine which medication to use.

If ringworm on the face is accompanied by slight white spots, this is white pityriasis, commonly known as peach blossom ringworm, which manifests as slightly white skin and peeling. It is caused by poor spleen and stomach function, resulting in decreased body resistance and superficial fungal infection of the skin;

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;

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.

Note that this type of ringworm can also grow on the arms, abdomen, etc., which is not a big problem; its presence 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;