The methods of treating folliculitis include general measures, medication and other treatments.
1. General measures: patients need to pay attention to the hygiene of the skin, keep dry and clean, try to wear loose clothes, reduce friction.
2. Medication: patients can use local disinfectants such as povidone-iodine solution, povidone-iodine solution and glucose chlorhexidine solution for local disinfection under doctor’s guidance. If the bacterial infection is mild, follow the doctor’s instructions to use mupirocin, erythromycin and other antibiotic ointment, and if it is severe, follow the doctor’s instructions to take doxycycline and other antibiotics orally.
Fungal infections are less serious when used externally with econazole, ketoconazole and other antifungal creams as prescribed by the doctor. Severe infections oral itraconazole and other antifungal drugs as prescribed by the doctor.
3. Other treatments: you can take far infrared rays, red and blue light irradiation for auxiliary treatment, to a certain extent, to help the inflammation subside.
Folliculitis patients need to strengthen the management of daily life, strictly comply with the doctor’s prescription medication, follow up on time.