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Child Having Ring Worm On Back Of Neck Right Below Hairline, Took Cap, No Relief, White Heads Forming. Cure?

My daughter is 7 yrs old. When she was 6, she got what appeared to be a ring worm on the back of her neck right below her hairline. She recieved a topical cream, in addition to an oral medication she had to take for 6 weeks. I took her back to the doctor in November, and they gave her another oral medication that was a little stronger for 6 more weeks. This oral medication doesn't seem to do anything to my daughters rash to make it disappear. In January I began to use Blue Star which took it away for a while, but then it just became raised again after a few days of not using it. Now, the blue star doesn't help at all. I have also used Vaseline and coconut oil, but the rash does well for a few days and then just becomes irritated. This week I decided to try and dry it out, now little white heads are forming. What is this?? It has never spread into her actual scalp.
Mon, 17 Jun 2013
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Hi, thanks for your query.

Your daughter seems to have developed secondary bacterial infection over the involved area.
You may consult a dermatologist for examination and start appropriate oral antibiotic .
Clean the area with luke warm saline and apply topical antibiotic cream.
Avoid trauma over the area.

Hope this helps.

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Child Having Ring Worm On Back Of Neck Right Below Hairline, Took Cap, No Relief, White Heads Forming. Cure?

Hi, thanks for your query. Your daughter seems to have developed secondary bacterial infection over the involved area. You may consult a dermatologist for examination and start appropriate oral antibiotic . Clean the area with luke warm saline and apply topical antibiotic cream. Avoid trauma over the area. Hope this helps.