I'm a soon-to-be FTM, and my stepdad has a seriously nasty ringworm infection, with huge (up to 3 inches wide) lesions on his forearms and hands. I asked him 4 years ago when I noticed it if it was ringworm (I caught it once from a cat so I recognized it), and he said yes, but he's tried OTC creams and hasn't been able to get it to go away. When I caught it, I went to the doctor, they prescribed me a steroid cream and it went away within a week. I'm not sure why he's had such a hard time, but my gut tells me he's just lazy about it. Either way, I feel conflicted about letting him hold our daughter when they come to visit (she's due 6/4), and wondering if I'm being crazy about that. I don't want to hurt his feelings, but at the same time, this is my child!