Re: Sores on scalp

In Reply to: Sores on scalp posted by Suzanne on August 24, 2000 at 16:39:58:

: Hello all! I'm new here, so I hope I have picked the right place to ask this question. My husband has been getting these tiny pimple-like sores sporadically on his scalp. They itch and when he scratches them, they feel sore to the touch. They are not pimples, rather, more like the rashy-bumps of chicken-pox...but it is not a rash. Now I am beginning to get the same thing on MY scalp!!! Could someone please explain whats going on????? Odd as it may sound, is this some type of STD or something?

HI,
I am not a doctor but this sound like ringworm of the scalp. Here is the definition of ringworm
A contagious fungal infection, ringworm starts out as a small red patch and eventually
grows into a ring shaped, scaly, itchy rash; the center of the rash remains clear as the ring
spreads. Typical sites include the groin, feet, scalp and torso