As a parent who's been through this, I can tell you that ringworm can be
very
stubborn. If it is on your child's face or neck, you really need to see a
doctor. If it spreads to his/her hair, it will be much harder to treat. My
daughter needed to take an oral medication to rid herself of it and it
took
several months. Good luck!

Definitely try to keep it away from her head!! My son came down with
ringworm on his head shortly after school started last year (he may have
contracted it at camp but we didn't notice it much until a large patch of
his hair fell out just in time for a family wedding!). From what I've read,
though, different ringworm fungi are specifically targeted to different
parts of the body.

First the ped prescribed a topical medication. That didn't work, so he
prescribed an oral medication for two weeks. That worked a little but not
completely so he was put on an even stronger one (lamisil) by the
dermatologist and that worked a little but not completely, too. Finally
what worked what an older medication (griveofulsin sp?) that he had to take
for six weeks. It seems to have worked, he's been off of it for about three
months now. All told, from the time we noticed it until the time he
finished the last medication: six months. FWIW, no one else in our house
ever came down with any ringworm from him. Some people are just more prone
to fungal infections, I guess.

Leigh in raLeigh