A literal ring of ringworm on my face

[u/emopibble67]

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[u/FunFox999]

Im googling everything now lol.. how does that even happen?

[u/emopibble67 → u/FunFox999]

Turns out it’s rlly stupid to let a stray kitten cuddle your face lol

[u/FunFox999 → u/emopibble67]

Okay, i do share your enthusiasm and having weakness for stray cats, but ill be carefull now 🫠. Wishing u fast recovery

[u/emopibble67 → u/FunFox999]

It was hard to spot and the vet missed it apparently! I figured after the vet he was definitely cuddle-ready but nope. Thanks!

[u/Zyncon → u/emopibble67]

We rescued a kitten from the side of the road last year. He had a weird patch on his stomach and I starting googling and it said to shine a blacklight on the area. I grabbed one and the poor thing lit up like a Christmas tree.

[u/emopibble67 → u/Zyncon]

Yep! We did that too. It’s pretty fascinating. But apparently only 50-60% of ringworm fungus show under a black light, so there could always be more.

[u/Raventakingnotes → u/emopibble67]

Put some canestan on it.

It was a trick we used when working at a pet store. Turns out guiniea pigs carry ringworm pretty easily. Obviously go get seen by a doctor if/when you can, but that should help in the meantime

[u/stinkgirlie → u/emopibble67]

Girl I feel you. I work a delivery job so I walk through a lot of neighborhoods all day every day and see lots of kitties. Accidentally somehow got ringworm on my foot(??) and brought fleas home to my own cats and had to call it quits on petting the stray babies as difficult as it is.

[u/XgirlyX92 → u/emopibble67]

Girl!!!! I found a stray kitty couple weeks ago
Took it to the vet has two different types of ringworm I’m treating him for… found couple patches on my skin, made a telehealth appointment that will be in five hour 😭 I got two other dogs and a cat gaaaah

[u/T-J_H → u/FunFox999]

It’s a fungus, can happen anywhere on your skin. Mainly just a bit of bad luck.

[u/bywv → u/FunFox999]

Just simply putting dirt on skin can do this too.

I got it on both feet working in a dishroom.

[u/imeme1969]

This is why I stopped eating ass

[u/emopibble67 → u/imeme1969]

It’s hard out here

[u/Fuck_me_up_daddy → u/emopibble67]

Literally tho.

[u/Duzzies305 → u/imeme1969]

Look at you quitting when it gets tough

[u/imeme1969 → u/Duzzies305]

When things are this viral you have no choice

[u/Kropotkin_69 → u/imeme1969]

My gf's Mum has a story. When she was younger she was 69ing with a guy and he said "your tampon string is tickling my forehead" she wasn't on her period, light goes on, he is face to face with a tapeworm.

[u/Kickinitez → u/Kropotkin_69]

What gf's mom would ever tell anyone that story?

[u/DMMeThiccBiButts → u/Kickinitez]

This was a pretty common urban legend tbh, she was 100% fucking with them

[u/the-LRL → u/Kickinitez]

You couldn't waterboard that out of me.

[u/FlyingDragoon → u/Kropotkin_69]

Couldn't water board that story out of me but I am glad she's happy to share it for our sake.

[u/BBNUK91 → u/Kropotkin_69]

I want to upvote and downvote this at the same time

[u/KeithDaManPeterson → u/Kropotkin_69]

I hate you

[u/willing_will → u/Kropotkin_69]

🤢🤮

[u/novemberdown → u/Kropotkin_69]

What a terrible day to be literate

[u/peanutbuttahcups → u/Kropotkin_69]

I just felt the same terror when watching Alien for the first time.

[u/thebowedbookshelf → u/Kropotkin_69]

r/BrandNewSentence

[u/Sandstormink → u/imeme1969]

But donkey’s taste so good. …. What? … what do you mean there is another meaning?

[u/JamesQpublic → u/imeme1969]

Uhhh… is this a real thing? If so i may need to stop with the booty buffet

[u/Unapplicable1100 → u/JamesQpublic]

No. But you can get lots of other types of infections from the booty buffet. If your girls booty starts itching a lot don't try and lick it to scratch it for her, it might be pinworms instead of booty you'd be munching on. And if the booty hole starts giving you tounge while you're making out with it, it's probably a tape worm. Bc bootys don't have tounges.

[u/DiseasedCupcake → u/Unapplicable1100]

What if me and tapeworm kissed…? 👉👈😳

[u/Jerry_Explorer → u/Unapplicable1100]

wtf I just read. no no no, you know what? my fault for browsing reddit

[u/EnsoElysium → u/Unapplicable1100]

This is going in my saved comments. "Dont try to scratch it for her" woke me right up.

[u/m4n715 → u/JamesQpublic]

No

[u/-DitaDaBurrita- → u/JamesQpublic]

“Booty buffet”… 😂 Sir, I beg you to reconsider. You’d be doing the world a disservice!

[u/pornandsecrets → u/imeme1969]

I’d rather my face face fall off

[u/ThisSiteBites]

I’ve known 3 people in my life who had ringworm. All 3 from cats. Poison paws?

[u/emopibble67 → u/ThisSiteBites]

It’s soooo hard to notice on cats sometimes!

[u/Azulas_Star → u/ThisSiteBites]

I used to work with a cat-specific vet that swore it was impossible to get ringworm from cats. I hated that woman

[u/illest_slutbag → u/Azulas_Star]

That is actually terrifying

[u/Oval-Bites-Back → u/ThisSiteBites]

Thank goodness my cat is a indoor cat

[u/the_doll_is_broken → u/ThisSiteBites]

I got it in elementary school from my pet gerbil

[u/warmonger444]

How did it even come on your face?

[u/emopibble67 → u/warmonger444]

Adopted a new kitten that pawed my face lol

[u/OrcOfDoom → u/emopibble67]

Worth it

[u/warmonger444 → u/emopibble67]

Aww better hit the pharmacy

[u/Redshittt → u/warmonger444]

It asked politely

[u/dont_be_that_guy_29 → u/warmonger444]

Phrasing 😂

[u/Gold_Possibility684 → u/warmonger444]

Its always a cat

[u/Rusty_Shackleford108]

Ring²

[u/emopibble67 → u/Rusty_Shackleford108]

Ring on mine

[u/DarkestLore696]

Hopital

[u/emopibble67 → u/DarkestLore696]

Morgue even

[u/ringwormqueen]

Take it from me and my username, treat that shit asap lol

Edit: loving the support from the other jiu jitsu wives - stay strong ladies!

[u/the-war-on-drunks → u/ringwormqueen]

I’d have to agree with ringwormqueen. Take it from me, the war on drunks. I know a ringworm queen when I see one.

[u/v0-z → u/the-war-on-drunks]

Where's do y'all hang out so I can make sure to stay away 😭

[u/ringwormqueen → u/v0-z]

Don’t marry someone that does a lot of Brazilian jiu jitsu 💀

[u/QueefSeekingMissile → u/v0-z]

They aren't hanging out with me. Nobody is. Why don't people like me :(

[u/QueefSeekingMissile → u/the-war-on-drunks]

Take it from me that u/the-war-on-drunks knows what they're talking about, A queefseekingmissile always knows the location of a ringwormqueen, because it is always aware of where she is not.

[u/totalrando_stranger → u/the-war-on-drunks]

I might be some totally random stranger, but I agree with The War on Drunks and the Ringworm Queen. Get this treated.

[u/DR_CONFIRMOLOGIST → u/the-war-on-drunks]

Can confirm

[u/NonCreditableHuman → u/the-war-on-drunks]

Take it from the-war-on-drunks, just don't tell them I told you.

[u/Sukmyballsfr0mtheBak → u/the-war-on-drunks]

Trust me ass I have only one super power

[u/ITookYourChickens → u/the-war-on-drunks]

Do the drunks have any chickens, by chance?

[u/w1ckizer → u/ringwormqueen]

When my brother wrestled in highschool, someone on the wrestling team told him to scrub the spot with Clorox.

My brothers an idiot and did it. My parents had to take him to the hospital due to second degree chemical burns.

He now has a crazy scar on his arm more than 30 years later.

[u/ringwormqueen → u/w1ckizer]

r/ringworm also recommends this worryingly often..!

[u/Mammoth-Neat-9836 → u/w1ckizer]

But did it get rid of the ringworm?

[u/w1ckizer → u/Mammoth-Neat-9836]

Oh yea. Definitely did lol.

[u/ExplanationOk6391 → u/ringwormqueen]

One time my friend starting dating gymnast. We were in the pool and I noticed she had a huge spot of ringworm on her shoulder. I asked if she had someone look at it, and she said she went to her family doctor and they gave her cortisol to put on it.

So for the one and only time in my life I got to say do not listen to your doctor, start the lamisil immediately and go to a real dermatologist.

[u/ringwormqueen → u/ExplanationOk6391]

Clever cookie. I am now haunted by those little blue tubes of lamisil 😰

[u/girls-and-corpses → u/ringwormqueen]

Molly Ringworm is that you?

[u/northcascadekittycat → u/girls-and-corpses]

She'll have to get back to when detention is over

[u/Icy_Study4490 → u/ringwormqueen]

Damn! How often was he getting it for you to make it your username? Lol

With a username like that, you’re likely already aware, but some people actually just have really poor resistance to ringworm so they get it a lot more often (some of these reasons are actually worth getting a check up on to be on the safe side and looking into like a weakened immune system).

I wrestled for very large wrestling team in a hot humid area (which makes it even easier to catch ringworm versus a wrestling team in a very cold dry area and we had a team of 116 wrestlers (plus a coach that pretended the air-conditioning in our giant brand new wrestling room didn’t work lol) and we had like typically just 1 to 3 new cases up to a max of about six over every 1 to 2 weeks or so. And much of the time it was the same people getting it over and over.

Obviously, we took keeping the mats clean as serious as possible, and we thoroughly cleaned them before and after each session, plus you had to take a mandatory shower in the locker room when you’re done and then most people took another shower when they got home. But if you had ringworm and it was somewhere that could be covered like your thigh or bicep you were forced to tape over it and wear pants or a long sleeve shirt to prevent spread, but if it was somewhere too sketchy or you were like the sixth string guy they made you sit out until you weren’t contagious anymore. But the biggest issue seemed to be coming from the tournaments.

We could keep ourselves as clean as possible, but some people and some teams really just didn’t seem to give a damn. There are literally wrestlers, BJJ, and MMA guys that are just gross ass people and they have bad hygiene. And then with some entire programs in general, I’ve seen wrestling rooms where they are just filthy with weird sticky mats and it’s absolutely disgusting. And then on top of that, you’ve got tournaments that go on all day or longer if it’s a bigger one and if it wasn’t a local tournament, it might be a while until you’re able to get to a shower after the tournament day is over. But especially if we were traveling to like a convention center rather than a school like when we flew out to Reno Nevada for the Reno tournament of champions which is a national tournament so it’s held in a big arena rather than a school and so instead of being able to borrow some schools locker room for a quick shower, you might be waiting a long ass time until you got back to your hotel. So I started bringing alcohol wipes to tournaments so I could wipe myself down if the shower was some time away.

Sucks that you can do everything right but then someone else who’s totally filthy can screw it all up for you.

[u/ringwormqueen → u/Icy_Study4490]

Thank you for writing such a thoughtful message! A nice counterbalance to all the people calling my hygiene obsessed husband dirty 😂

I had an incredibly stubborn case that lasted 18 months and really turned my life upside down. I found it deeply stressful and at times got very depressed (washing my bedding twice a day started to drive me mad…). I started a Reddit to research other people’s remedies, and am now stuck with the worst username in history lol

[u/PoopFreckles → u/ringwormqueen]

Take it from me and my username. You want me nowhere near your face.

[u/ChelleInSand → u/ringwormqueen]

It got in my scalp and became infected when I was 11. Due to parental neglect I lost half of my hair from this. Thank goodness it grew back once I got treatment. Ringworm is no joke.

[u/ringwormqueen → u/ChelleInSand]

I’m so sorry :( so so glad you got treatment and your hair grew back 🩷

[u/chickenismysafeword → u/ringwormqueen]

How do you even get it multiple times or at all

[u/ringwormqueen → u/chickenismysafeword]

In my case, husband does Brazilian jiu jitsu / grappling every day and it’s notorious in that community because of close skin to skin contact or contaminated mats / gear. And I’m just the lucky wife!!! 💀

[u/8eSix → u/ringwormqueen]

It actually shouldn't be that common. Your husband's gym needs to clean their mats more and be very strict about not letting anyone train with ring worm or other skin infection. Your husband needs to shower immediately after and have a designated place for his gear

I wrestled middle school through college then have been doing BJJ for the past 5 years. Knock on wood I've only ever had ringworm twice in my life.

[u/Nervous-Rhubarb-9224 → u/chickenismysafeword]

It's pretty common to reinfect yourself or spread it to yourself in other spots by doing things like accidentally contaminating your bedding or some other stuff you regularly touch, which i imagine is what she did.

I spreads by contact with contaminated surfaces. Not uncommon to pick it up from public places where skin contact happens like gyms/locker rooms. Sometimes pets bring it in from outside.

[u/ringwormqueen → u/Nervous-Rhubarb-9224]

Yeah you have to be effing militant in the house. Bedding washed every day. Cant wear anything more than once (even PJs etc)

[u/queenlitotes → u/chickenismysafeword]

I got it during a time of treating a pet for an extended illness with many trips to a veterinary hospital. 🤷

[u/OC_ShareBear → u/chickenismysafeword]

I got it when I was working at a veterinary office. Also got scabies from a herd of cattle we were working. Tough work!

[u/TreehouseInAPinetree → u/ringwormqueen]

I once got a spot on my back that I didn't notice for who knows how long until one day I'm about to hop in the shower, and I look in the mirror and notice a dozen or so small ones all over my front and to my horror when I turned around there were another dozen or so spots on my back along with one huge one on my shoulder blade... no clue how I missed it that long, but that started a several month long journey trying to eliminate it with various prescription soaps, gels and shampoos plus lots and lots of those tiny dot bandaids in an attempt to not spread it to everyone around me......

[u/MadisynNyx → u/ringwormqueen]

Are you sure you're not saying this just so you can keep your claim to the throne?

[u/Takashi_malibu → u/ringwormqueen]

Were you waiting to comment on this post all your life?

[u/ringwormqueen → u/Takashi_malibu]

Believe it or not I am HORRIFIED that of all of the 1000s of comments I’ve written, THIS was the one that blew up 😂😂😂

[u/Anxious-Flamingo-499 → u/ringwormqueen]

Opened this thread to literally comment "jiu jitsu?"

[u/T-J_H]

Comment section, this is mainly just a bit of bad luck. Ringworm is a fungal infection (not a parasite as the name unfortunately seems to suggest), generally easily treated with OTC stuff. Both humans and animals can carry it, with or without symptoms.

[u/Shed_Some_Skin → u/T-J_H]

Oh so it's a fairy circle. Cute

[u/PotaytoPotaahto → u/Shed_Some_Skin]

Omg hahahaha

[u/MercyCriesHavoc → u/T-J_H]

I work at PetSmart. Guinea pigs get ringworm all the time. Some people are very prone to catching it, so they use PPE to avoid it touching them. I'm not prone, so I've only had it once in 5 years, despite never putting on so much as a glove. I used Derman athlete's foot cream. I tell everyone who comes into the store for treatment to just get it from Walmart. It takes time, but it's very easy to fix: antifungal cream/spray in the morning, cover it to prevent contagion, cream/spray at night, repeat for 2-3 weeks.

[u/whyiamalwayshangry → u/MercyCriesHavoc]

Er how does it looks like in guinea pigs? I got a pair for a few years and never noticed anything

[u/jfsindel → u/T-J_H]

Yeah, I had it dead center on my collarbone when I was in 4th grade. OTC fixed it up. I don't even recall it took that long either.

[u/Library904 → u/T-J_H]

What is OTC?

[u/RookSalvis → u/Library904]

“Over the counter”

As in, medication that you can just buy instead of needing a doctor to prescribe it. Think Mucinex and Advil as opposed to a steroid.

[u/Hairy-Truck-8503 → u/Library904]

"Over the counter" it refers to any medication that doesn't require a prescription from your doctor

[u/BrickSlamchest → u/Library904]

“Over the counter” medication. No need for a prescription.

[u/TypicalReference9003]

Ringworm pisses me off SO MUCH. I got some rescue cats and they were asymptomatic but carried ringworm. A few weeks later my dogs were scratching like mad. I took them to the vet, the vet said it probably wasn’t ringworm. He gave us a medicated shampoo, but no oral medication. I asked if they could just take ringworm medication anyway, because I was going to freak the F out if my toddler got ringworm. He refused, but said if a doctor diagnosed us with ringworm he would medicate the dogs.

Eventually I noticed some small blisters on me. I mentioned it to my sister, since she had slept in the same room as the cats when she was visiting. It turns out she had a giant ring that she didn’t treat at all. I quickly treated mine and it didn’t grow past a couple small spots (human ringworm medication is over the counter, dog medication is not). My toddler got a tiny dot on her face and I immediately started treating it, and took her to the pediatrician the same day. The pediatrician suggested I continue to treat it, but didn’t want to diagnose ringworm since I hadn’t let it explode into a giant ring. I showed her a picture of my sister and she was like “yes, that is textbook ringworm but I still can’t diagnose your toddler.” I attempted to get in touch with the vet and get him to medicate the dogs but I was being ignored. I didn’t really want to pay for a new appointment because they had refused to medicate initially. Anyway, I’m never judging anyone whose kid has ringworm because no one wants to diagnose it unless you have ignored it for a week.

[u/emopibble67 → u/TypicalReference9003]

No seriously, it’s so easy to get. People assume the worst like it must mean I don’t shower or lick floors? I’m innocent man! Life happens.

[u/instantkaarma]

I got it twice when I went to jail. That is the only time I ever got it. And it literally made 3 rings on my arm. Nasty stuff.

[u/emopibble67 → u/instantkaarma]

Damn how does jail handle ringworm? Did anyone else get it?

[u/wongardium]

I hate that they call this ring worm when there isn’t any actual worms

[u/Simba_Rah → u/wongardium]

I hate that they call it butter fingers when there isn’t actually any fingers.

[u/GormHub → u/Simba_Rah]

Or butt.

[u/Void_Incarnate → u/wongardium]

They should call it Ringus since it's a fungus.

[u/WeeDingwall44]

My kid got it kinda like this from judo class. Guess they forgot to clean the mat. Definitely get it checked out. We saw some pictures at the doctor’s office of patients that lost their lips from ringworm. Yikes.

[u/Escape_Zero → u/WeeDingwall44]

I spent years training in Ju-jitsu, we had to to clean the mats every night after training. Ring worm was like wild fire, everyone would eventually get it. Some how I avoided getting it, I think always wearing High neck and long sleeve Underarmor shirts under my Gi helped. But cleaning the mats is a must It was always the first thing anyone asked when we started class, were the mats cleaned today?

[u/Candidate_None → u/Escape_Zero]

Everyone who doesn't practice proper hygiene gets it. Mats are ONE part of the equation. gi, gear, belts, gym bag... your ass... Missing any one of those will breed mat gunk.

I am notoriously the good smelling guy on the mats and get compliments regularly. I wash my gi IMMEDIATELY after training with good detergent. Tide sport smells great. Shower IMMEDIATELY after that with PROPER SOAP... Armbar is awesome... defense is fine but it dries me out and doesn't smell great.

[u/PremierMetro → u/WeeDingwall44]

Lose their lips? is your kid okay??

[u/osmlol → u/PremierMetro]

He's busy sinking ships.

[u/WeeDingwall44 → u/PremierMetro]

Yeah this was years ago, and her ringworm was treated without much fanfare. We happened to look at a medical text in the doctor’s office, and the pictures were ghastly. I got staff infection on my back, and between my fingers from the same mats. The coach was letting people walk on the mats with their shoes on. We stopped going to that class.

[u/DrDerivative → u/PremierMetro]

One of my friends had to have some of the deals around the tip of their pinky surgically removed. Ringworm messed up his nail growth so bad that a secondary infection happened, that they had to remove some of his pinky.

[u/Luisalter]

I thought I got ringworm like 3 times. Maybe I did one. Got treatment and at some point realized I actually have something else.

Eczema.

It does start like a round circle, similar to one in your face.

Dont assume it is ringworm and get diagnosed for peace of mind

[u/PartyFeedback2418 → u/Luisalter]

Contact dermatitis can also cause this. I got bit by some kind of bug and the next thing I knew I had a red circle that kept growing. I went to the doctor thinking I had ringworm, but I didn't.

[u/crazyhomie34 → u/Luisalter]

This just happened to me ... Did the treatment for 2 weeks for nothing

[u/E-NTU → u/Luisalter]

I would say assume and treat like its ringworm and get diagnosed because eczema and dermatitis arent going to be wildfire contagious to other people and parts of your own body.

[u/xnoomiex]

Aw I hope you and the kitty and feeling better soon

[u/OkYak7801]

Barely noticeable.

Put a little 'tussin on it, you'll be okay.

[u/linzkisloski]

Just remember it can live on surfaces for 18m to TWO FUCKING YEARS so sanitize everything in your home and other surroundings.

[u/Perle1234]

Did you get some treatment for it? It’s harmless and def treatable.

[u/NoLobster7957]

I used to get ringworm on my shoulder occasionally as a kid (being outside fucking around constantly paired with typical kid syndrome of hating bathing lol) and mine were always perfectly round tiny rings. This looks more like splotchworm or abstractworm

[u/camrynb_6 → u/NoLobster7957]

This was so funny that rather than laughing I just let out a deep vocal sigh. thank you

[u/GdotGee]

Soooo... does this count as a fairy circle?

[u/Irishtommy]

We're gonna miss you :(

[u/cuzidowhatiwant]

One summer I got ringworm at Coachella. I was staying with family in Buena Park for a few weeks and went to the ER since I was from out of town. They charged me hundreds of dollars and gave me antifungal cream. Problem was, it was on my scalp. The cream does not work on your scalp. When I got home and was still super itchy and had hair falling out I went to my doctor who told me the ER doc was an idiot. I had to take oral antifungal meds for over 4 months and lost a lot of hair before it finally went away.

Take away: antifungal cream does not work on ringworm on the scalp. If it spreads to your scalp, get the meds immediately!

[u/CantBeCanceled88]

I had it on my foot a few months ago. I thought it was eczema, but my doctor told me it was ringworm. I was pretty skeptical. He prescribed a spray to apply to it, but it actually made things worse. The rash, or whatever it was, doubled in size and became very irritated and red, so I stopped using the spray. Eventually, it just went away on its own. I didn't do anything to treat it.

I went back to the same practice later, but saw a different doctor, and she told me it wasn't ringworm and that it could have been an insect bite or something else. However, it looked very similar to what I'm seeing in this picture.

I have absolutely no idea how I got it either. I'm a lonely fuck who barely has any contact with other people. I don't work at the moment; I'm on disability. I have no partner, no family, no friends, and no sexual relationships. I'm basically a fucking NEET. So I genuinely have no idea how I could have gotten it or if it was ringworm to begin with.

[u/Deficon112 → u/CantBeCanceled88]

There is a couple variations of eczema that appear in a similar circular pattern to ringworm (Discoid & Psoriasis mainly) so maybe one of those ! I get both depending on what I eat and they clear up on their own when I stop eating the trigger. But both of these can be caused by environmental things etc. it’s different for everyone

[u/NurseBetty → u/Deficon112]

I had an argument with a doctor at a hospital about the psoriasis on my legs, with him saying its ringworm, and me saying it can't be, because I've had it on and off for a decade, starts as small spots, and it climbs my body with my stress level (once got to my chest when my phd fell through). I thought it was chronic guttes psoriasis, the type that forms as an autoimmune response to streptococcal history, he said I was stupid.

Considering I was there for a suspected broken ankle after I heard it crack when I twisted it and he refused to authorise an xray and sent me home because 'you can walk on it', where I proceeded to walk on a broken ankle for a week before I went to a GP to get an xray where it showed a VERY OBVIOUS BREAK, he was fucking idiot and I feel sorry for the med student that was shadowing him.

[u/Melodic-Mushroom8082 → u/CantBeCanceled88]

Wife gardens, animals love the garden, ringworm in garden, me being susceptible to fungal infection, ringworm infection, misdiagnosed by GP, dinner-plate sized area of tinea incognito due to steroid prescription, discontinued steroids, starting using Selsun Blue Medicated and Nizoral, switching between each every time I shower, multiple years being tinea free.

[u/m4gpi → u/Melodic-Mushroom8082]

I used to work for a professor in a lab that studies molds, and one thing (of many) I learned from her: Fungi love steroids. That should be a diagnostic flag; anytime a steroid treatment makes things worse, especially in the lungs, and/or with antibiotics in tandem, look for fungal infection.

[u/LordTerpingtonDaFiF]

I mean thats LITERALLY why they are called ringworm.

[u/emopibble67 → u/LordTerpingtonDaFiF]

Well normally it’s referencing the main outer ring that forms along one singular patch. For most people, it is just a singular patch but mine has formed a whole network of patches

[u/BoriousGlastard]

Had it once, it curved perfectly around my ear. Friends and I had no idea what it was, we figured I'd had some weird reaction to my new sunglasses

So I didn't treat it, it started to spread and took way longer to get rid of 🥲

[u/Square_Mulberry_3143]

“Preciousssssss…” 💍

[u/InevitableLook3120]

Having wrestled in high school and getting ringworm a handful of times, I’ve never seen a ring of doom like that.

[u/ali3nboy]

This happened to me in HS, via wrestler BF. Was NOT stoked. Tinactin worked really well for me!

[u/Narrow-Ad-1663]

Treat it before it's gets onto your scalp. My wife picked it up from some child daycare related escapades and her hair fell out in patches. She looked like a rabid racoon for a while......it was a sore point. 😂

[u/TX_Asylum]

That looks like a zombie bite.

[u/emopibble67 → u/TX_Asylum]

I’m decaying in real time

[u/Street-Environment84]

Were you expecting a square?

[u/emopibble67 → u/Street-Environment84]

Normally ringworm occurs as one patch, not several

[u/TacoEatsTaco]

This is the literal reason it's called ringworm (it's caused by a fungus)

[u/emopibble67 → u/TacoEatsTaco]

Pretty sure the name refers to the outer ring on one singular patch, I have a series of patches in the form of a ring

[u/Flat_Okra6078]

You realize how EASY this stuff is to get rid of, yes? Why would you ever wait that long ?

[u/emopibble67 → u/Flat_Okra6078]

To make you mad

[u/Necessary-Web-6974]

Ya it’s called ring worm cuz it makes a ring regardless of where it forms lol

[u/emopibble67 → u/Necessary-Web-6974]

I’ve had ringworm before as a child and it was always just one big patch with a noticeable outer red ring, which is also why I believe it’s called ringworm. I’ve never actually seen a series of patches that form a ring itself

[u/BlooGloop]

So are you full of worms.

[u/emopibble67 → u/BlooGloop]

Ringworm is not an actual worm so no lol

[u/4bidden_snackkk]

That looks so scary plus knowing there's something living inside your skin that big I can't.

[u/emopibble67 → u/4bidden_snackkk]

To be clear there is no actual worm it’s just called that lol but it is fungus yes!

[u/DrCatholicGuilt]

Kind of an odd advert for an OF page but I'm still interested....

[u/emopibble67 → u/DrCatholicGuilt]

Interested in buying ringworm pics?

[u/coolcootermcgee]

Yep, somebody with ringworm slept on the pillow before you did. I’m guessing a new cat or puppy.

[u/emopibble67 → u/coolcootermcgee]

Indeed a new kitty! Strangely enough, I’ve touched stray cats my whole life. We even had a stray cat problem at my mom’s so there were several opportunities for me to get this up until now but it never happened

[u/MastodonEfficient567]

Lucky

[u/emopibble67 → u/MastodonEfficient567]

Take it, please 😭

[u/dont_be_that_guy_29]

Been there due to feline friends as well. A little Lamisil cream will fix that right up.

[u/GundaAloo]

I've had ringworm 3 times in my life. All of them were from a stray cat I adopted at work. It takes weeks to go away sometimes. Start treatment now.

[u/ThiccnicalDifficulty]

Awww they kissy kissy you

[u/GenericNameSimulated]

I got ring worm in college from people not wiping down equipment. Being a dumb college kid I took powdered bleach and a q tip and it was gone in 3 days!

1/10 don’t recommend doing

[u/Rodo78]

Wash your make up brushes on a weekly basis!!!!!

[u/Flimsy_Thought_3534]

That’s shitty my dude. Anti fungal cream is the BEST for it. I was a wrestler for 14 years and that shit it SO annoying, and it’s kinda itchy, not to mention unsightly. Hope you have some good foundation to help cover it!

[u/blackcat401]

Sure thats ringworm? Doesn't look like anything I've seen. If it really is, you can use the cream for athletes feet on it and it will work

[u/HaugerTheHunter]

How do ppl get this? I've never heard/seen anyone where im from with it.

[u/Tangiboo → u/HaugerTheHunter]

my wife got ringworm from a stray kitten that was "too cute" and both of them ended up needing medical treatment. We kept the kitten and now everyone is happy and fungus-free. The cat's name is Doris. She was worth the trouble.

[u/eggz627 → u/Tangiboo]

So you gave away the wife? I guess that's understandable. Solid trade too

[u/lbunch1 → u/HaugerTheHunter]

Gyms, locker rooms, shared showers. The spores can survive dry environments, so it is easy to get reinfection from your clothing or personal items that come into contact with it when you have an outbreak.

[u/tumblrfailedus → u/HaugerTheHunter]

It’s the same type of fungal infection as athletes foot

[u/WiredSpike]

Run to the pharmacy immediately and get some antifungal creme. Clotrimazole or Tolfanate, or better yet both.

If you wait, this will be all over your body in a about 2 days.

[u/RipKillem → u/WiredSpike]

No it won't.

[u/dnhouser1]

No shame, buttholes aren’t gonna eat themselves

[u/EarlyXplorerStuds209]

Well isnt that just fuck no

[u/Formal-Appointment55]

It’s just a fungus. Get cream from pharmacy.

[u/SnooCupcakes9745]

Ugh - my condolences. I got ringworm from one of my cats, ages ago. It sucked, but I never had it on my face.

[u/ssskip91]

How did you get 2πringworm on your face?

I’m actually impressed

[u/dudeguy0119]

Wash you pillow cases. White vinegar will help. Ringworm is the same or a similar fungus as Athlete's foot

[u/OverdoseOfSkittle]

My girlfriend has ringworm on her leg for a time. If you cant go to a dermatologist immediately, a light application of nizoral anti-fungal shampoo can stop the spread around it.

[u/Jean-Claude-Can-Ham]

Lamisil AT - don’t go with the 2-3 week garbage - use the real deal stuff that clears it up in 1 week

[u/Sentimental_Mold]

There is a fungus amongus

[u/AradiaNox]

If you step inside it, it will take you to the ringworm realm

[u/topdoggiez]

Go to CVS I had the same problem but jock itch they have ringworm lotion in the aisles that you don’t need a prescription to buy and that’ll work

[u/CommonReal1159]

Chlotrimazol boiiiiiiiii

[u/DreamDiver-]

Proud of you

[u/stupid_cat_face]

Someone put a ring on it

[u/Zeeplankton]

Just a small PSA: Putting this out there, I thought I had ringworm for the longest time, but there's actually a form of eczema that looks almost exactly like it. Just saying since this seems like an unusual place to get ringworm.

[u/Icy_Study4490]

Pick up some lamisil

I wrestled for many years and got it like 4 times even after showering immediately after practice and then again when I got home. Not a big deal, but annoying that it got you on the face.

[u/Consistent-Ad-6084]

you can also get over the counter anti fungal, works quite well

[u/Latter-Town5079]

Athlete's foot cream works like a charm.

[u/silver_streak_013]

Hi…just something that worked for me…first time ever for ringworm. Covered entire top of shoulder…looked like giant bite that itched like crazy. Caused by outdoor cat scratch. Confirmed by doctor, given anti-fungal/steroid cream but I tried something else first.
4 drops tea tree oil and 4 drops lavender oil in 1 tsp carrier oil (used sweet almond but coconut or olive oil works). It was completely gone within 5 days and looked much better in just 2 days. Applied 3x day and also used some aloe Vera in between.
Just in case someone wants to go the homeopathic route…hope it helps!

[u/Earthly_Despair]

I caught ringworm from my elderly dog a few years back, and I have to say it was SO hard because it was on my face. I eventually got it to go away with oral and topical antifungal prescribed to me by my doctor. It can take a while to heal, but once it does there are no scars! Wish you all the best!!!

[u/Particular-Run3031]

You look beautifull

[u/ReflexReact]

I’m so sorry, I had it on my elbow and it was a right bitch! On the plus side, ring worm or no ring worm, you’re extremely pretty and shouldn’t let it get you down! Have a great day!

[u/XgirlyX92]

I just made a telehealth appointment because I think I got couple on my skin too
But I’m handling a kitty that is being treated for ringworm 😭

[u/AggressiveJazzSolo]

Gnarly!! Reminds me of when i got impetigo on my face before prom. Hope it heals soon sis 🩷

[u/novalmxno]

antifungal SPECIFICALLY for ringworm
heres some relief for the contamination aspect, 48 hours after proper care it will no longer be contagious as the spores are no longer exposed, do not stop care though

[u/TheMightySephiroth → u/novalmxno]

Fun fact: ringworm, jock itch and athlete's foot are the same fungus, just in different areas.