LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Ringworm: Hair
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Ringworm spreads from person to person by touch. When someone with ringworm touches or scratches the rash, the fungus sticks to the fingers or gets under the fingernails. The fungus is then spread when that person touches someone else. Ringworm of the scalp can ... spread if combs and hairbrushes are shared.
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Ringworm usually causes reddened and scaly patches on the skin, which form in an irregular ring shape with a slightly raised edge. The patches may be very itchy. In tinea capitis, the hair inside the patches may be lost, resulting circular bald areas.
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One of the simplest ways to diagnose Ringworm is with the Woods lamp, which is an ultraviolet lamp... know as a black light. 50% of the Microsporum canis species will fluoresce when the Woods lamp is placed near the area of hair loss.
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Ringworm of the scalp usually begins as a small pimple which becomes larger in size leaving scaly patches of temporary baldness. Infected hairs become brittle and break off easily. Occasionally, yellowish cup-like crusty areas are seen. With ringworm of the nails, the affected nails become thicker, discolored and brittle, or it will become chalky and disintegrate. Ringworm of the body appears as flat, spreading ring-shaped areas. The edge is reddish and may be either dry and scaly or moist and crusted.
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Ringworm of the scalp, which occurs primarily in children, is the most contagious form of the disorder. It causes itching, and the hair may break off or fall out, giving the scalp a patchy appearance. Treatment may include the prescription of an oral antifungal medication. Scalp sores must be kept clean and dry, and often the child is isolated to prevent the infection from spreading to other children.
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