Acne on the back and buttocks is considered to be caused by folliculitis, viral warts, infectious molluscum contagiosum and other diseases, which can be adjusted by medication, physical therapy, and surgical treatment.
1. Folliculitis: Bacterial or fungal infections that cause inflammatory reactions in the hair follicles may lead to acne on the back and buttocks. For bacterial infection, you can use topical erythromycin ointment and mupirocin ointment; for fungal infection, you can use clotrimazole cream and miconazole ointment.
2. Viral warts: human papilloma virus infection caused by common warts, flat warts, etc., may also lead to back and buttocks long acne. You can use fluorouracil ointment, imiquimod ointment and other medications; physical therapy can take freezing, laser, electrocautery, photodynamic and other methods.
3. Molluscum contagiosum: It is a contagious skin disease caused by the molluscum contagiosum virus infection, which may also lead to hemispherical pimples on the genitals, buttocks, abdomen and other parts of the body, and also lead to acne on the back and buttocks. It can be treated with wart entrapment, as well as physical treatments such as laser liquefaction and nitrogen freezing.
If you have acne on your back and buttocks, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a checkup to determine the cause of the problem and follow the doctor’s instructions to avoid abusing the medication on your own.