Acne on both sides of the shoulders may be caused by acne, folliculitis, etc., and need to take general treatment, medication, etc. to improve.
1. Acne: It occurs on the face, and can also appear on the chest and back and other parts of the body, and can be treated with Vitamin A acid ointment, benzoyl peroxide, adapalene gel and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor. Inflammatory reaction is obvious, need to take oral doxycycline, minocycline and other antibiotics, severe acne need to be combined with oral isotretinoin treatment.
2. Folliculitis: shoulder folliculitis may be bacterial folliculitis or Malassezia folliculitis. Bacterial folliculitis can be treated with topical antibiotic ointment, such as erythromycin ointment and mupirocin ointment.
Malassezia folliculitis can be treated with topical antifungal medications such as ketoconazole cream and 50% propylene glycol. If the lesions are generalized and the inflammation is more severe, oral antifungal medications, such as itraconazole and terbinafine, may be used.
Acne on both sides of the shoulder, you can go to the hospital dermatology, diagnosed by the doctor for targeted treatment, the specific use of drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.