Guide To The Symptoms Of Ringworm

Itchy Skin

Excessively itchy skin where the infection has colonized is the most common symptom among all cases of ringworm infections. Individuals affected by ringworm of the foot, also called athlete's foot, tend to experience intense itching and burning on their soles and between their toes. Ringworm on the hands tends to cause extremely dry and hard skin patches on the hands that become itchy. Patients who develop ringworm in their finger or toenails may experience itchy skin around the nail. Individuals with jock itch, a form of ringworm that develops in the groin area, are prone to extreme itchiness of the skin in the inner thigh, buttocks, and waist where the rash is located. Patients with ringworm on the scalp and in the beard develop intense, itchy skin accompanied by hair loss in the rash's location.