What hormonal cream to apply to folliculitis on the back

Folliculitis is mostly caused by bacterial, fungal and other pathogenic infections, the use of hormone ointment can not achieve the effect of treatment of the disease, back folliculitis should follow the doctor’s instructions to apply local antibiotic ointment (such as mupirocin ointment, etc.) or antifungal ointment (such as miconazole cream, etc.). 1. Antibiotic ointment: mainly used for folliculitis caused by bacterial infections, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Commonly used drugs are mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid cream, clindamycin hydrochloride gel, etc. If the condition is more serious, then oral cefuroxime, amoxicillin, etc., for anti-infection treatment. 2. Antifungal cream: mainly used for Malassezia and other fungal infections caused by folliculitis, can follow the doctor’s instructions for local application of miconazole cream, ketoconazole cream, clotrimazole cream, etc., extensive lesions, but also oral itraconazole, terbinafine, etc., to carry out the treatment. Hormone creams can not treat folliculitis, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, after a clear diagnosis, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment.