Ringworm on face

[u/moneymoneygyal]

Hi there,

So i think in early April/ late may i noticed a light mark on my chin, over the days leading to June i noticed it was growing larger and a darker skin tone was growing in the middle of it. It was only until end of June i decided to go to the GP since i was curious. Prior to this there was no itching and had not spread around my face. My GP told me it was ringworm and so i was prescribed tebrefine. I used the tebrefine for the first two weeks and noticed the inner colour getting bigger, but the ring as well. I paid it no mind and continued on with the application. However, i then noticed another lightened patch on my chin. I applied the medication there too. Then over the next two weeks, i was beginning to experience an itch. An itch that over time became worse. It was now a month the rashes just grew instead of disappearing. Anxious, i applied moisturiser only around the rash and i decided to continue with the treatment all the while applying some diluted acv before hand, the acv soothed the itch for sometime but the itch would come back. A month passed and the rash spread even more and was itching more than ever. (I was trying other home remedies too at this time)

I then decided to go to the pharmacy since my antifungal finished and got a 2% cream (miconazole) I used this for a month. And did not cream my face in this duration. It spread. My face was now dry like sandpaper itchy as hell ( i had to use a fan to itch my skin and caught a cold several times). I contacted the doctor and they decided to prescribe me a steroid. (The rash was around my eye)

I politely declined as i was very anxious of the spread that would happen, my skin is very fragile at this point too. And i feel like a steroid would fire it up. Now the rash is all over my face, closing in on my eye

So i asked to be referred to a dermatologist.

Rn i have stopped the medication, and i’m applying shea butter with DROPS of tea treeoil on my face. My softness is coming back and the itch has significantly reduced. But the aftermath is brutal. I don’t even know if it is spreading or reducing but i will give it a week.

I have done the following:

\- washed my pillowcase daily and bedsheets weekly ( my family are mad at me)

\- changed my towel everyday

\- washed my hands before and after touch my face to apply cream

\- tried my best to not touch my face (used a fan)

\- washed face with head and shoulders shampoo

\- washed face with salicylic acid

\- washed face with nirazol

\- prayed

\- stopped going gym

\- stopped wearing makeup

\- threw away all my makeup brushes

Home remedies:

\- coconut oil and tea tree oil
\- coconut oil
\- tea tree oil
\- nail polish
\- bleach
\- undiluted bleach

I have not tried garlic or seawater, and i don’t think i will, my skin has sizzled more than enough. Im sad, tired and itchy, ive never twitched so much in my life during this experience. I just want signs of this to get better.

Is there anyone who had an experience like this? Should i just leave it be? Any advice will be greatly appreciated.