All About Ringworm In Humans
9. Diagnosis
There are not many other diseases that will cause a rash as distinctive as the one caused by ringworm. This means that most doctors will be able to diagnose the condition just by looking at it. All it usually takes for a diagnosis to be made is a brief physical exam, and some questions about your symptoms.
It might sometimes be deemed necessary for the diagnosis to be confirmed. This is sometimes the case in people that are particularly vulnerable to disease. This will mean taking a sample of infected skin, which will then be sent to a laboratory to be analyzed. Ringworm can be confirmed if the result shows that the fungus is present.
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