What to do about hard, raised folliculitis on the back of your neck

The back of the neck long hard raised folliculitis generally need to be based on the type of pathogen infection, respectively, the choice of antibiotic drugs, antifungal drugs treatment. 1. Bacterial infection: bacterial infection caused by folliculitis, common as Staphylococcus aureus infection, can follow the doctor’s prescription of topical mupirocin ointment, erythromycin ointment and other drugs for treatment. For the generalized, serious folliculitis, if necessary, oral sensitive antibiotic treatment. 2. Fungal infection: If the patient’s folliculitis is caused by Malassezia infection, it is generally necessary to apply antifungal ointment, such as naftifine ketoconazole cream, or the use of ketoconazole lotion and other drugs. It is recommended that the patient timely consultation, by the doctor to take different causes of different treatments, specific drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions, do not blindly self-medication.