History of Ringworm: From Ancient Egypt to Modern Understanding

The earliest known description of ringworm appears in the Egyptian Ebers Papyrus (c. 16th century BCE). The Greek physician Hippocrates (5th century BCE) and Roman physician Galen (2nd century CE) also documented the condition.

These ancient records show that ringworm has been recognized for millennia, though its fungal cause was only identified in the 19th century.