Most common on hands and face. Emphasize personal cleanliness Stress avoidance of common use of towels, etc. Contact with discharge from lesions or articles soiled by discharges. Exclude for 24 hours at least after antimicrobial TX and afebrile antibiotic of choice. Flat ring-like lesions on exposed skin areas.
Edges are reddish brown with small blisters or pustules.
Lesions may be dry and scaling or moist and crusted. Itching is common. Direct contact with human, animal or fomites skin to skin contact with infected persons or articles contaminated by skin lesions. Exclude until TX began and verified by M.D. Affected area must be covered by dressing TX 2 to 4 weeks. Small bumps which spread and leave scaly patches of baldness.