The infection may result in abscesses and scarring if left untreated, doctors are warning.
Healthcare officials are sounding the alarm after a highly contagious sexually transmitted ringworm infection was detected in the U.S. for the first time. But what is ringworm and how do you know if you have it?Ringworm is a broad term for a group of skin infections caused by various species of fungi. There are many different forms of ringworm, including athlete's foot and jock itch.
Trichophyton mentagrophytes can present like a regular ringworm infection, with a ring-shaped red rash across the skin, particularly around the thighs and genital area. However, his doctors warned that infection with Trichophyton mentagrophytes can be more inflammatory and result in abscesses and scarring if left untreated.The report's first author, Avrom Caplan, added that the rash may also look more like an eczema flare-up rather than the typical circles formed by ringworm.
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