Folliculitis in children may be caused by local bacterial infection, fungal infection and parasitic infection, etc., and is mostly treated with medication (such as fusidic acid cream, ketoconazole lotion, etc.).
1. Local bacterial infection: caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection, Staphylococcus epidermidis infection, can be treated with antibiotic creams such as fusidic acid cream, ofloxacin ointment and other antibiotic ointment, and oral cefaclor, amoxicillin and other antibiotic drugs can be taken by patients with serious symptoms.
2. Fungal infections: dermatophytes, candida infections can cause folliculitis, you can use ketoconazole lotion, miconazole nitrate cream, terbinafine hydrochloride cream and other antifungal drugs, if necessary, can also be oral itraconazole, fluconazole and other antifungal drugs.
3. Parasitic infections: such as scabies, trichinella, etc., can be treated with topical sulfur ointment, and oral medication, such as metronidazole, tinidazole, etc., if necessary.
The child folliculitis, parents should take the child to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination, clear cause of the targeted treatment as prescribed by the doctor. Drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor.