How ringworm Creams Help

Tinea is best treated in people with anti-fungal creams. Tinea is a very contagious fungal infection that shows up on the skin in a red ring shaped rash. Healthy skin may appear in the middle of the red ring. The flesh on the edges of will look hard or crusty. It is really not painful but very itchy. It is the uncomfortable ness of the itch that most people find the most irritating about tinea.

Since roundworm is not a worm or an insect but a type of fungus, anti-fungus creams work very well to cure the infection. For treating ring worm in pets there are various types of shampoos. Average tinea is treated with creams in humankind but sometimes oral medicine is required. Over the counter creams can sometimes cure most kinds of tinea. Ringworm is also known as athlete's foot when it is found on the feet and jock itch when it is found in the groin. All three of these conditions can be treated with OTC medicines. Miconazole and clotimazole is the main ingredient in these remedies. Lotrimin, Tinactin and Monistat are some of the brand name creams available. Lamisil is another brand name cream that contain a different handling named Terbinafine. Wash and dry the rash before you use any medicament per the instructions. Next spread the emollient or spray the treatment on and around the infected area. It is important not to stop the medicine simply because your symptoms have decreased or gone away completely. With most products you need to continue the handling for two to four weeks.

If your rash has not improved within at least two weeks of handling it is time to go to your medical provider. Professional health staffs have many other ways to treat these rashes. One group of these medications is allylamines. It is available in both cream spray and even tablet form.

Under nails and on the scalp are other places ringworm can occur. A fungal nail infection attacks a finger or toe nails or the skin under the nail. These nail infections can be stubborn. However there are creams, lotions and polishes. There are some available without a prescription. Doctors seem to think that pills are most effective on this type of tinea an anti-fungal pill is the most effectual handling for ringworm of the scalp as well. The fungus affects the hair and sometimes causes it to fall out leaving circular patches of missing hair. Creams are also a good treatment for scalp issues.