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Not too long ago I found out that I had this bald spot on my head; since I cannot see my head too well (and my hair covers it), someone else tells me first, which is kind of embarrassing. Anyways it isn't MBP (does not run in my family either), and it is slightly reddened; rather it is ringworm of the scalp, as my doctor pointed out (contrary to its name, it is a fungus, not a worm).
I actually had a similar bald spot on the back of my head last year (again I was told by someone), and was given a topical anti-fungal lotion (fluconazole). It took a month of treatment, and another month after that for the hair to grow back. Right now I'm on another anti-fungal treatment for the current bald spot, and I'm expecting that it goes away soon.
So if anyone is getting any bald spots on their head, be sure to see a doctor, as it does not mean you are "going bald"; also realize it is contagious through contact (watch for combs, hats, etc). Now I have to just figure out why I'm getting these infections in the first place.
Wow! I never knew all that. I searched for it on the internet and it seems it is pretty severe, not something you have on that picture. How to not not confuse it with a normal crown of the head?
A normal crown is not a bald spot of 2-3 cm in diameter and is not reddened.
Hans-Uwe
Hello,
I recently read the riot act to a friend who had a cat with ringworm. I told him to get his cat treated right away, and that it wasn't funny. Ringworm can be spread to humans, especially from pets, and the furniture they sleep on, like couches, and should they like to walk and sleep on the upper portion of the backrest of your couch, the next time you sit on it to watch television, you may be involuntary planting a garden of Tinea Capitis on your head and have to deal with treatments and other hassles.
http://www.dhpe.org/infect/ringworm.html
This is a short fact sheet on dealing with ringworm.
Make sure your pets are free of this nasty fungus.
Have a nice day,
Georges in Montreal.
