ringworm
- Overview
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Complications
- Homoeopathic Treatment
- Do's and Don'ts
- Diet and Nutrition
What is Ringworm?
Ringworm is a very common and a troublesome skin disease.
It gets even more distressing as the disease spreads very easily through merely touching the infected skin or even sharing personal items like combs, clothes, napkins, etc.
That is why Ringworm occurs more in children, because they are more likely to get infected in school, while playing or swimming. Click to read on Causes of Ringworm.
Ringworm is an infectious skin disease caused by fungus, and not by a worm as the name suggests. It is characterized by itchy, red, raised ring-like patches on the skin which tend to form oozing blisters.
What happens in Ringworm?
- Red, raised ring-like patchy eruptions
- Eruptions are redder towards the circumference than the center.
- Severe irritation and itching.
- When ringworm occurs on the feet, the condition is called "Athlete's Foot".
- Eruptions in the groin region causes "Jock Itch"
- Ringworm on scalp causes itching and hair fall.
Click to know more about Symptoms of Ringworm
What can Ringworm lead to?
Complications of Ringworm are very rare, although certain conditions may be precipitated:
- Spread: Spreading of the lesions to other parts of the body is the most common complication of ringworm.
- Bacterial Infection: Secondary infection of the lesions of Ringworm may result in painful cysts or abscesses.
- Kerion: A condition occurring occasionally, ringworm of scalp may lead to severe painful inflammation of scalp with pus formation and thick yellow crusts on the scalp.
How well homeopathy works in Ringworm?
- Homeopathic experts and patients the world over swear by the efficacy of Homeopathy in the treatment of Ringworm.
- It offers a more holistic approach to the treatment of the disease and instead of focusing on the end products of the disease, i.e. the eruptions, it concentrates on boosting the immune system of the human being, so that the condition does not occur again.
- Homeopathy is a much safer and better mode of treatment, especially in cases of children. It does not cause any unwanted side effects or suppressive tendencies.
Few of our amazing remedies include:
- Tellurium: Excellent remedy for ringworm, red ring like eruptions that itch and burn violently with offensive smell; also good for ringworm of scalp.
- Sepia: A very useful remedy for ringworm. Eruptions occur seasonally. Itching is not relieved by scratching and is severe on elbows and knees. Also useful in ringworm of face.
- Thuja: One of the best choices when the skin is greasy. Ringworm of genital region. Complaints are worse in cold, wet weather.
Do you suffer from a ring-shaped rash that is red and itchy? Is the violent itching embarrassing you in every situation? Are you tired applying over-the-counter ointments that are offering you no or just temporary relief? Well then, it is possible that you have a fungal infection called Ringworm.
Ringworm is a very common and troublesome contagious skin disease. It gets even more distressing as the disease spreads very easily through merely touching the infected skin or even sharing things like combs, personal items and clothing etc. That is why it occurs more often in children, because children are more likely to get infected in school, while playing or swimming.
But not to worry! Homeopathy has the solution for Ringworm.
- Red, raised ring-like patchy eruptions
- Eruptions are redder towards the circumference than the center.
- Severe irritation and itching.
- When ringworm occurs on the feet, the condition is called "Athlete's Foot".
- Eruptions in the groin region causes "Jock Itch".
- Ringworm on scalp causes itching and hair fall.
RINGWORM is caused by a group of fungi called Dermatophytes. These fungi tend to thrive on warm and moist skin, but may also occur on the hair shafts. They feed on a skin protein called keratin.
It can spread from person to person through various modes:
- Skin-To-Skin Contact: This forms one of the primary causes of Ringworm. Touching the eruptions of the infected person is the easiest mode of spread of the disease. Certain sports involving a high degree of contact like football and wrestling are also instrumental in transmission of the disease.
- Indirect Contact: Objects and various items used by the infected person such as towels, toys, clothes, etc. also serve as a potent means of transmission to uninfected individuals.
- Sexual Contact: The virus can spread through unprotected sexual contact from infected to non-infected person, and is commonly seen in teens and young adults. This is another prominent factor apart from other causes of Ringworm.
- Autoinoculation: Scratching, rubbing or bursting the eruptions can cause the infection to spread to adjacent parts of skin.
Complications of Ringworm are very rare, although certain conditions may be precipitated:
- Spread: Spreading of the lesions to other parts of the body is the most common complication of ringworm.
- Bacterial Infection: Secondary infection of the lesions of Ringworm may result in painful cysts or abscesses.
- Kerion: A condition occurring occasionally, ringworm of scalp may lead to severe painful inflammation of scalp with pus formation and thick yellow crusts on the scalp.
- Medical experts and patients all over the world trusts its efficacy in the homeopathic treatment for Ringworm.
- This is because a holistic approach is followed in homeopathic treatment for Ringworm. Other treatments concentrate only on removing the eruptions from the skin rather than delving into the root of the condition.
- Homeopathic treatment for Ringworm, instead of focusing on the end products of the disease i.e. the eruptions, concentrates on boosting the immune system of the human being, so that the condition does not occur again.
- It is absolutely safe and does not cause any unwanted side effects or suppressive tendencies.
- Different manifestations of the disease are treated with different homeopathic medicines depending on which one matches the most. For e.g.
- Tellurium: Excellent remedy in homeopathic treatment for Ringworm, red ring-like eruptions that itch and burn violently with offensive smell; excellent in ringworm of scalp
- Sepia: A very useful remedy in homeopathic treatment for Ringworm. Eruptions occur seasonally. Itching is not relieved by scratching and is severe on elbows and knees. Also useful in ringworm of face.
- Thuja: One of the best choices in homeopathic treatment for Ringworm when the skin is greasy. Ringworm of genital region. Complaints are worse in cold, wet weather.
Have a look at some of the remedies used in homeopathic treatment for Ringworm. The homeopathic treatment for Ringworm given by our Experts is highly specific for the individual we treat and not limited to 2 or 3 drugs. Homeopathic treatment for Ringworm offers more than 60 remedies effective against the disease.
TINEA, RINGWORM: 2Ail, 1Anac, 1Anag, 1Arg-n, 1Ars-s-f, 3Bac, 2Bar-c, 3Calc, 1Calc-acet, 2Carb-an, 2Carb-v, 2Carbn-s, 1Chin, 1Chrysar, 1Cina, 1Clem, 1Cupr, 1Cupr-acet, 1Cur, 1Dulc, 1Dys-co, 1Equis, 2Eup-per, 2Fil, 2Form, 1Frag, 2Gran, 2Graph, 1Grat, 1Hell, 1Hep, 1Iod, 1Kali-c, 1Kali-i, 2Lith-c, 1Mag-c, 1Mag-m, 1Med, 1Merc, 2Nat-c, 3Nat-m, 1Nat-s, 2Nit-ac, 1Nux-v, 1Petr, 1Phos, 3Phyt, 2Plat, 2Puls, 2Sabad, 2Sanic, 1Sant, 3Sep, 2Sil, 1Spong, 2Stann, 1Sulph, 1Syc-co, 3Tell, 1Ter, 3Thuj, 1Torul, 3Tub, 1Valer
BARBER'S ITCH, RINGWORM OF BEARD: 1Ant-t, 1Anthr, 1Ars, 1Aur-m, 2Bac, 2Calc, 1Calc-s, 1Chrysar, 2Cic, 1Cinnb, 1Cocc, 1Cypr, 2Graph, 2Kali-bi, 1Kali-m, 1Lith-c, 2Lyc, 1Mag-p, 1Med, 1Merc-pr-r, 1Nat-s, 2Nit-ac, 1Petr, 1Phyt, 1Plan, 2Plat, 1Rhus-t, 1Sabad, 1Sep, 1Sil, 2Staph, 1Stront-c, 1Sul-i, 2Sulph, 1Tell, 3Thuj
RINGWORM OF EYES: 1Fl-ac, 1 Graph, 1Mag-m, 1Thuj
RINGWORM OF HEAD:3Calc, 3Dulc, 2Phyt, 2Sep, 1Tell, 1Thuj, 1Tub
- 4 marks- most effective,
- 3 marks- quite effective,
- 2 marks- less effective,
- 1 mark- least effective.
Do’s
- Make sure that proper hygiene is maintained. If you are infected, wash your clothes separately and make sure you wash your hands regularly to minimize spread of infection.
- Avoid touching other people till the infection has resolved.
- Avoid sharing items with other people, like shaving kit or clothes till the eruptions disappear.
- Refrain from sexual intercourse if the lesions are present in the sexual areas of the body.
Don’ts
- Do not scratch off the eruptions as this easily facilitates spread of infection to adjacent parts of the body.
- Do not shave or perform any kind of medical / surgical procedures on the affected parts of the body.
- There is no particular diet that needs to be followed in cases of Ringworm.
- However, it serves well to make sure that immunity is maintained and even made better, by following a healthy balanced diet.