Pustular acne may be a symptom of pustular acne, boils, impetigo and other conditions. Patients should undergo general treatment, medication, surgery, etc. under the guidance of a doctor.
1. Pustular acne: Pustular acne is a skin lesion manifestation of acne, patients can use topical topical medications such as adapalene gel and clindamycin ointment under the guidance of a doctor. If an abscess forms, the patient can make an incision and drain the pus under the doctor’s advice.
2. Boil: Boil is an acute purulent inflammation of the hair follicle and its deep surrounding tissues. Patients mainly present with one or more red, hemispherical painful nodules with a pus head in the center of the nodule.
Patients can be treated with topical antibiotic medications such as mupirocin ointment and fusidic acid cream. For advanced boils that have suppurated and broken down, doctors can incise the lesion and drain out the pus adequately.
3. Impetigo: Impetigo is a common bacterial infection of the skin, patients mainly manifested as pimples, pustules and other symptoms.
Patients pay attention to personal hygiene, keep the skin clean, and pay attention to appropriate isolation. When the lesions ooze less, patients can use 75% alcohol to disinfect. When the lesions are extensive and oozing more, boric acid solution or potassium permanganate solution can be used for wet compresses. Patients can also use topical mupirocin ointment and other antibiotic ointment.
All of the above drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, patients should not use on their own, so as not to delay the condition. Patients with pustular acne should undergo regular treatment under the guidance of a doctor.