 [ Symptoms ] how to treat ringworm at home on a child  my child has about 43 of them all over and is using a topical cream clotrimazole 1 since 11014 and they are red itchy and not going away do i take her back to the doctor for something else i also have her on zyrtec for kids and a antibiotic that the doctor perscribed amoxicillin 400mg every 8 hours what else can i do for her to make them go away she is only 6 years old and wants them to go away [ Disease ] maybe it is not ringworm tinea corporis there are many round annular skin lesions that mimic ringworm so if your child is failing on the current treatment regime seeing a dermaologist for confirmation would be advisable antibiotics would have absolute no effect on a fungal infection you can use the zyrtec for itching if you want the clotrimazole is an effective anti fungal but it can take a month to get true tinea infections in control