I was giving Katie a bath and washing her hair and noticed two bald spots on top of her head! 👀 YIKES!
They are each about the size of a dime and right next to each other. Of course I Googled it immediately and freaked out!
I called her naturopath doctor and he said we needed to do blood work. A few days later Katie was going to be at a dentist appointment where she would be under anesthesia, so I got it all scheduled in advance to have her blood drawn then too. Otherwise it's a fight. Thank God for this dentist: Dr. Herro!
He is really so awesome beyond just letting us do blood work while she's "out". https://www.dentaloncentral.com/
We just saw her primary doctor yesterday and Katie's labs were nothing to be concerned about so that was good news. The doc says it's tinea capitis which is basically the same thing as athlete's foot, but on the head. A fungal infection.
"Tinea capitis is a disease caused by superficial fungal infection of the skin of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, with a propensity for attacking hair shafts and follicles The disease is considered to be a form of superficial mycosis or dermatophytosis."
"Ringworm of the scalp is not really a worm, but a fungal infection. It gets the nameringworm because the fungus makes circular marks on the skin, often with flat centers and raised borders. Also called Tinea capitis, this infection affects your scalp and hair shafts, causing small patches of itchy, scaly skin."
Uggghhh! My kid has ringworm! I guess it actually sounds worse than it is, maybe that's why the Dr. called it tinea capitis 😆
I am going to pick up the medicine today in 2 hours and as soon as she's home from school - she's getting it.
They are each about the size of a dime and right next to each other. Of course I Googled it immediately and freaked out!
I called her naturopath doctor and he said we needed to do blood work. A few days later Katie was going to be at a dentist appointment where she would be under anesthesia, so I got it all scheduled in advance to have her blood drawn then too. Otherwise it's a fight. Thank God for this dentist: Dr. Herro!
He is really so awesome beyond just letting us do blood work while she's "out". https://www.dentaloncentral.com/
We just saw her primary doctor yesterday and Katie's labs were nothing to be concerned about so that was good news. The doc says it's tinea capitis which is basically the same thing as athlete's foot, but on the head. A fungal infection.
"Tinea capitis is a disease caused by superficial fungal infection of the skin of the scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes, with a propensity for attacking hair shafts and follicles The disease is considered to be a form of superficial mycosis or dermatophytosis."
"Ringworm of the scalp is not really a worm, but a fungal infection. It gets the nameringworm because the fungus makes circular marks on the skin, often with flat centers and raised borders. Also called Tinea capitis, this infection affects your scalp and hair shafts, causing small patches of itchy, scaly skin."
Uggghhh! My kid has ringworm! I guess it actually sounds worse than it is, maybe that's why the Dr. called it tinea capitis 😆
I am going to pick up the medicine today in 2 hours and as soon as she's home from school - she's getting it.
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| How in the heck I didn't notice this sooner is beyond me! Her hair is always in a ponytail so that probably didn't help. Poor kid. |
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