Tinea Vermicular
Tinea vermicular is a disease that causes by fungi infection. This kind of fungi is available at about 90% of health people, but just few people can causes infection. This infection also can happen suddenly, often on rainy season and when the air humidity is very high.Symptom:
- The symptom of these diseases can unseen or can’t be detected.
- There are many white spot on skin that is not good to see, sometime contain red pigment especially when hot air.
- Some people disturb because feel very itch after sweat.
- Give external medicine like sodium thiosulfate selenium sulfide, medicine of imidazole for fungi. This medicine is available in many form like lotion, cream and shampoo.
- On heavy cases and spread on all over the body, may need oral medicine. Sometime keep inside the skin even the medical treatment has finished.
Keep the skin clean with take a bath regularly, like twice a day. Don’t change over cloth with someone else.
Product Catalog:
1. Kalpanax produce by Kalbe Farma:
Contains: Salicylic acid 4%, benzoic acid 4%, total iodine 0.5%, surfactant 1% and etanol 76%, can use to lessen fungi infection on skin.
Uses: drop the medicine on cotton than nabs to the skin infected, do twice to third a day after take a bath. Don’t rubbed too hard, because can irritate the skin.
2. Selazul produce by Abbot:
Suspension form contains: Selenium sulfide 2.5%, can cure Tenia vermicular on skin.
Uses: nabs cream on skin infected, lets for about 10 minutes. Especially on the genital and on the folded skin, do this once a week for 7 days.
Prohibition:
Don’t hit an eye or other mucosa layer, don’t use on wounded skin. If use this medicine make irritation or inflammation, stop using and rinse with water until clean.
