You may notice your child's nails becoming thick and changing colour to white, black, yellow or green. On both the hands and feet, fungal infections that affect the nails are known as onychomycosis.The main sign of this is an itchy, dry, flaky rash in between your little one's toes. On the feet, a fungal infection is known as athlete's foot.On the hands, the skin on your child's palm and between his fingers may get thicker.In severe cases, pus-filled sores can appear on his scalp, and he may have a fever and swollen glands. You might notice small patches of scaly skin or hair loss, and your child's scalp may be itchy. On the scalp, a fungal infection is known as tinea capitis.Instead, your child may have itchy and swollen patches, which can then become dry and crust over. On the face and neck, the rash may not be ring-shaped.A fungal infection can also have different symptoms if it appears on particular parts of your child's body: In more serious cases, blisters or sores may form around the rings (NHS 2018). The ringworm rash usually starts with small rings that then spread and grow. There may be just one ring, or several at once (NHS 2018, Starr 2018).
The rings may be itchy and slightly raised, but the skin inside each ring usually looks normal and healthy (NHS 2018). This can appear anywhere on his body (NHS 2018). What does a ringworm rash look like?The classic symptom of ringworm is a rash that looks like red or silvery rings on your child's skin. With treatment, most cases clear up within a couple of weeks, though it can sometimes last for up to a month. It can be itchy and uncomfortable, but it’s not usually painful, and shouldn't cause any problems for your little one (NHS 2018). Ringworm is particularly common in children (NHS 2018). It’s the same type of infection that causes athlete’s foot (NHS 2018).
Despite the name, it has nothing to do with worms, but is caused by a type of fungus (NHS 2018, Starr 2018). What is ringworm?Ringworm (tinea corporis) is a common skin infection, which appears as a ring-like rash (NHS 2018, Starr 2018).
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