 | Well, my daughter's ringworm story is a long one. She was going to a pediatrician and he said she had it and that was at the end of Jan./beginning of Feb. BUT, he did not scrape the skin and look at it under a microscope, NOR did he shine a black light on it (which I guess can also make the fungus shine). I have since switched her from that Ped. to my family doctor - who has looked at spots on her also at least twice (yesterday and last week) and shined the light on them - no glowing, but no microscope. ANYWAY - her spots, which have kind of croppped up in different places over this past month and a half are round and yes some of them have formed a ring. Now, whether she really ever had ringworm is a mystery, b/c the ped. never properly tested for it way back when - when he said she had it. Her skin wasn't tested until yesterday by the dermotologist - who said she doesn't have it. She said that excema can resemble ringworm, appearing round and scaly of course. Did your doctor shine a black light on your skin at least to see if it shined? I was very impressed by this dermotologist and she did say that family doctors misdiagnose ringworm 90% of the time. I also am paranoid with every spot I see on my own body, including red, itchy spots on my scalp - which is probably just dry skin due to this cold, snowy winter (Live in the NE). If you need peace of mind, you could ask to have your skin examined under the microscope. Good luck - I know how stressful it is thinking you have ringworm (whether you have it or not) and worrying about your spots and spreading what you might have to your kids! Keep me posted! |
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