Infant with Ringworm = 12 Year Old With Bald Spot

Posted by on November 26th, 2008 at 05:32pm

My 12 y/o son had a ringworm in his head when he was an infant. The doctors prescribed medicine to be taken orally, and the ringworm went absent, however his hair will not grow in that spot anymore. Is there anything you can recommend to promote hair growth in that area? that is affecting his self-esteem.

Ringworm is generally successfully treated with medication and does not generally cause hair loss. possibly there is some deep scarring that had caused hair loss … [visit site to read more]

Original post by William Rassman, MD

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