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Scab come off
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Hi!
It depends on what has caused the scab in the first place. If it is just something dried on the skin, then it is not a problem. If the scab has been caused from scratching a fungal spot, then the affected area is likely to get larger. the coming days will tell, but please do not panic.
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Think it was just where he bumped his nose really...no other signs of a fungal infection on himHi!
It depends on what has caused the scab in the first place. If it is just something dried on the skin, then it is not a problem. If the scab has been caused from scratching a fungal spot, then the affected area is likely to get larger. the coming days will tell, but please do not panic.
I don't think that it looks very likely to be beginning fungal infection, but please be aware that the time between contracting the infection and the actual outbreak is 10-14 days with a fungal skin infection. While you can't see any other spots now doesn't necessarily mean that there is nothing around in the case of ringworm spores.
My advice just means to keep a casual eye for the possibility to allow you to step in promptly if that should be the case. Fungal skin infections/ringworm can start with a scratch wound and they are the easier to get on top of if they are confined and treated promptly.
Learning to keep an eye out for potential subtle early warning signs is not there to panic you, but developing an automatic awareness at the back of your head can give an advantage when it comes to early treatment of problems and getting on top of potentially messy issues that bit sooner; it can make the difference between life and death one day.
This area of learning what is harmless and what can be problematic is very subtle. It is a gradual life long learning process (I am still on it myself and occasionally slip up with something screwy that comes right out of a blind corner); you learn most of it from experience once you have seen what things really look, feel and in some instances smell. See it as a training exercise for building up an app at the back of your head that can send you an alert when you come across something that may or may not be anything. In most cases it will be the latter, by the way.