The treatment of scalp folliculitis includes general treatment, drug treatment and physical therapy.
1. General treatment: scalp folliculitis patients should stay away from all the factors that may trigger or aggravate the disease, need to pay attention to personal hygiene, as far as possible to keep the local clean, which will help the disease recovery.
2. Drug treatment: ichthyol ointment, fusidic acid ointment and other drugs can be used externally on the affected area, can play a bactericidal, anti-inflammatory effect, patients should follow the doctor’s instructions for medication. In addition, fungal infections caused by folliculitis external antifungal agent treatment effect is not good, or severe lesions of patients, need to take oral itraconazole, terbinafine and other antibacterial drugs under the guidance of a doctor, to help the recovery of the disease.
3. Physical therapy: patients can also take red and blue light irradiation of the affected area, through the principle of photothermal effect on the affected tissues, help inflammation subside.
There are many ways to treat scalp folliculitis, it is recommended that patients go to the hospital and cooperate with the doctor for standardized treatment.