Red pimples above the buttocks in summer are commonly caused by folliculitis, ringworm, eczema and other diseases, which need to be treated with antibiotic ointment, anti-fungal drugs, glucocorticoid ointment, etc. according to different causes.
1. Folliculitis: mainly bacterial or fungal infection of local hair follicles, and the follicles caused by purulent inflammatory disease. For bacterial infection, antibiotic ointment can be used for external treatment, such as mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid cream and so on;
For folliculitis caused by fungal infection, antifungal ointment can be used for treatment, such as miconazole cream, econazole cream, etc. If the symptoms are serious, it can be changed to oral drugs such as terbinafine tablets, itraconazole capsules, etc. for systemic treatment.
2. Ringworm: an infectious skin disease caused by dermatophytes, which can also lead to pimples, acne and other lesions on the buttocks. Anti-fungal ointment can be applied externally, such as terbinafine ointment, ketoconazole ointment, etc. If the symptoms are serious, oral antifungal drugs can be taken for systemic treatment, such as itraconazole, fluconazole, etc.
3. Eczema: If the skin in the buttocks area has eczema, it can also lead to localized pimples.
If it is acute, it can be treated with glycerite lotion, 3% boric acid solution wet compress; subacute, it can be treated with glucocorticoid ointment topical, such as hydrocortisone cream, tretinoin cream, etc., which can play an anti-inflammatory role; in the chronic stage, it can be used to relieve the lesions with keratolytic agents, such as urea ointment, salicylic acid ointment and so on.
If the symptoms are severe, oral antihistamines can also be taken for anti-allergy treatment, such as loratadine and cetirizine.
The above symptoms may also be caused by other reasons, it is recommended to consult the dermatology department of the hospital, the use of specific drugs, need to be under the guidance of a doctor.