Pedemy · For parents
Ringworm and scalp fungus — tracker
Track each patch, the cream or medicine given and how the skin responds, and keep the doctor’s plan in one place.
Use these notes with your child’s clinician. This tool does not diagnose illness, prescribe treatment or confirm that home care is safe.
Call 911 now
Call 911 or your local emergency number if your child is very hard to wake, struggles to breathe, or seems to have a life-threatening problem.
Contact a healthcare professional
Seek care today for a child who seems ill or a fever with redness spreading from the rash. Call within 24 hours for pus or a new ring after a tick bite, and during office hours for scalp or nail ringworm.
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Care reminders
- Ringworm is a common fungal skin infection, not a worm. Patches on the body usually clear with a nonprescription cream, but ringworm of the scalp needs medicine by mouth.
- Antifungal cream twice a day on body patches; prescription pills for the scalp or nails.
- Call if the scalp or nails are involved, the rash spreads after a week of cream, or it is not gone by 4 weeks.