The face is red, swollen and itchy with a layer of small bumps may be due to folliculitis, contact dermatitis, eczema and other diseases, need to take medication for the cause of the disease, other treatments.
1. Folliculitis: fungal infection with ketoconazole cream, terbinafine cream and other antifungal drugs, severe symptoms oral itraconazole, fluconazole and other antifungal drugs.
Bacterial infections can use mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid ointment and other antibiotics, while more serious symptoms need to follow the doctor’s advice oral cefuroxime, doxycycline and other antibiotics. Secondly, far infrared radiation can also be taken to assist in the treatment.
2. Contact dermatitis: patients can use hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and other glucocorticosteroid drugs, but shall not be large area, long-term use. At this time, you can use calcium-modulated phosphatase inhibitors such as pimecrolimus ointment, tacrolimus ointment and so on.
Next, antihistamines such as loratadine and cetirizine are used for severe symptoms. Ultraviolet radiation can also be taken to improve the appearance.
3. Eczema: When there are no blisters in the acute stage, glycerine lotion can be used, as well as glucocorticoid creams, such as compound beclomethasone camphor ointment, hydrocortisone ointment, etc. If there is a lot of exudate, then use antihistamines. If there is a large amount of exudate, a 3% boric acid solution and 0.1% ethacridine solution should be used for wet compresses.
In the chronic phase, when using glucocorticoid cream, you also need to use salicylic acid ointment, urea cream and other drugs. In severe cases, immunosuppressants such as cyclosporine and methotrexate are used.
When you find that your face is red, swollen and itchy with a layer of small bumps, you should go to the hospital and cooperate with the doctor to actively treat the original disease. The above drugs should be used according to the doctor’s prescription.