| Medical Encyclopedia: Ringworm: Prognosis |
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Ringworm can usually be cured, but recurrence is common. Chronic infection develops in one patient in five.
It can take six to 12 months for new hair to cover bald patches, and three to 12 months to cure infected fingernails. Toenail infections do not always respond to treatment.
— Maureen Haggerty
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