https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/23691/ringworm Hi everyone :) Might seem a more obvious post. I&#39;ve just got ringworm.. first time ever. What precautions should I be taking at work on Monday?? Merry christmas :) en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149960?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 28 Dec 2015 10:06:58 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:564b12b4-5e33-4ebb-b3b2-70dc82df7100Hannah Wynne Richards<p>&nbsp;So Martin was probably right, and it was the pevidine</p> <p>Wynne</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149941?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:50:56 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:7caf1569-00eb-4f11-88ff-364c18668f64David Scarff<p>Woods lamp fluorescence only occurs when the fungus is growing on hairs, as the keratin in non-follicular skin does not have the correct proteins to produce fluorescence. &nbsp;False positive fluorescence is common and can be cause by various chemicals including cleaning agents, tetracyclines and urine!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149940?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 27 Dec 2015 20:48:53 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:65f231ca-be6c-4e68-8b75-3a84a28b7d60David Scarff<p>As an atypical host you present a very low risk to other humans or your patients, but it would be wise to cover whilst at work. &nbsp;Antifungal creams with miconazole or tolnaftate appear to be very effective in most cases.&nbsp;</p> <p></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149924?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 26 Dec 2015 23:41:36 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:ac8b2038-d28d-48dc-af94-6c3bc980347dserena holmes<p>id do Daktarin at least 4x a day and cover.....</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149918?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 26 Dec 2015 09:14:49 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:0a9aefd2-86e8-4ce7-a105-636f3005710aMartin Atkinson<p>[quote user=&quot;Hannah Wynne Richards&quot;]The cat didn&#39;t fluoresce. My hands did![/quote]It was probably all the bloody Pevidine!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149915?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 26 Dec 2015 09:06:29 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:38e820d9-9152-4452-a2f0-4e16a008d926Hannah Wynne Richards<p>&nbsp;When I was in mixed practice, I once had what I thought was severe chapping on the backs of both hands. As this was in the middle of lambing I put it down to pevidine and more pevidine and more pevidine.</p> <p>During evening surgery, I was examining a cat I suspected had ringworm, so got out the Woods lamp. The cat didn&#39;t fluoresce. My hands did!</p> <p>Wynne<img src="/emoticons/v2/Ashamed_smiley.png" alt="Embarrassed" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149905?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 25 Dec 2015 13:27:27 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:6d8b5b0f-b25c-45b8-b135-2d1b90c30212Catriona MacIntyre<p>I love this forum! &nbsp;So much quicker and more sensible than NHS 24!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149904?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 25 Dec 2015 13:15:08 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:1b189eb6-2b1f-4141-9baf-865b62af99faMichael Woodhouse<p>Yea. It will be fine. You could cover with a dressing if you are bothered about people seeing it.</p> <p>Shower in Malaseb?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149902?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 25 Dec 2015 12:54:27 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:de5d4ebb-5244-43b6-90e9-5abc0bb28a21skatealexia<p>Just above my wrist&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/149901?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 25 Dec 2015 12:42:18 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:dafb5f68-c456-4726-9395-5e0e7ccf6283Michael Woodhouse<p>Where?&nbsp;</p> <p>Anti fungal cream, gloves and use sensible precautions.&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>