I'm 25 year old, I am having fungal infection which I got from the cat it is on my skin and spreading to different parts of my body, it looks like a ringworm. I have been prescribed nizoral 200 mg twice a day but I read about the medicine that it is very harsh on the body, is there any other medicine that I can have. Please suggest.

Dr. Shaurya RohatgiDermatologist8yrs exp

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The treatment for fungal infection is simple. You have to take anti fungal tablets and creams for 4 to 6 weeks following which it resolves. Do not apply soap on that area and do not self treat with over the counter steroid creams. Mistreatment with steroid creams like panderm, fourderm, betnovate, candid b etc and self treatment with cheaper generic medicine is the most common reason for recurrent disease. Another cause of recurrence is cross infection from other infected people in the house. Kindly call me or send photos using online consult option for accurate diagnosis and treatment. If this is fungal infection, it needs to be treated as early as possible as it will spread further on your body and also to other people in the household. 

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