6 Month Old W/ Ringworm

Updated on August 24, 2011
A.P. asks from Olathe, KS
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So my son is 6 months old and started infant toddler school on yesterday. I noticed yesterday while giving him his bath that evening that he had some bumps on his back. They were patches and red but nothing crazy. He has eczema so I didn't worry. However just 30 minutes ago I was giving him his bath and noticed that on his upper right shoulder there is a red ring of bumps. I work with kids and am 99% sure this is a ringworm. My question is do you think he got it from school that quickly. That is the only environment that has changed for him. I was reading that you can get it from a pet, but my little pekingese has been around him since he came home from the hospital. Should I not send my child here anymore, or is this just to be expected? Should I take him to his doctor??

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So What Happened?

Thank you all for your responses!! It turns out it wasn't ringworm at all, but just his eczema. The doctor cleared everything up!! Whew close one!! LOL!!!

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S.W.

answers from Minneapolis on

Ringworm is a very common fungus that spreads easily and is contagious before it even shows up on a person or an animal. You have no way of knowing if he got it through the daycare, and it could be spread at any daycare. You could just as easily have brought it home from work.

Here is some info about ringworm and the OTC treatments to try first:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ringworm/DS00489

I remember having this as a child, along with my sister. We put cream on the spots for awhile and it went away.

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J.F.

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There's really no telling where he picked up the ringworm. Sandboxes are notorious for ringworm--and with all the rain we've been getting in the midwest, mixed with the heat, it's a prime breeding ground. Then once he scratches it, he can easily spread it to other locations of his body. Your dog could have brought it in from the lawn. You just never know.

Throw some athlete's foot cream on the spots (after washing & drying) twice a day and it should clear up in a week.

Of course, have the pedi check out the first time, just to make sure your diagnosis is correct. But ringworm is pretty common and low threat.

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J.C.

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My daughter had a ring worm. It appeared as sort of a dry, red patch with a line going around it, probably about the size of my thumbnail. I wouldn't have considered hers bumpy. We did have a dog at that time and we have carpeting in our house. I asked the pediatrician how she could have gotten it. He said that there are ring worm spores everythere and there's no way to know for sure, but it's pretty easy to contract.

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C.M.

answers from Washington DC on

my daughter used to get this a lot when she was in ju jitsu. I would just have to put some lotramin cream on it for about 2-3 weeks 3 times a day and it would go away.

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M.C.

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Poor little guy! He is too young to have to deal with this, so I would get him out of there, but first take him to his pediatrician right away to make sure it doesn't get worse.

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M.J.

answers from Joplin on

Yeah there is no telling where she really got it. the dirt outside in your own yard is the most common place. my son first one was when his was 9 and he has been battling them since. he is 15 now. my husband gets them sometimes too. but my 2 daughters and i dont get them. everyone told me the cat. we have had the cat since my son was born. so idk. I would not worry about the daycare. but i would be proactive to get rid of it. they are boogers to get rid of.

D.H.

answers from Kansas City on

If you feel for sure that it is a ringworm, you need to contact her childcare facility. Most will not let her come back for a certain period of time since ringworms are contagious. She either pick it up from another child or an animal...cats are more of a culperate than a dog. But for sure call the center and use inti-fungal lotion until it is gone. Good luck and God Bless.

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