If you have a sore scalp, it may be due to folliculitis or boils. 1. Folliculitis: mostly due to scalp infection by Staphylococcus aureus, resulting in inflammation of the follicular opening, can be used externally with fusidic acid and other anti-inflammatory treatments, with the worsening of inflammatory symptoms, the hair follicle may be expanded to pus, accompanied by itching and pain, can be appropriate oral antibiotics, such as cephalosporin, to fight the infection. 2. Boils: Also due to inflammatory infection of the follicular opening, the deeper tissues of the follicle become suppurative and reddish swollen lumps appear, when multiple boils converge together they will form carbuncles and become more serious infections. If necessary, they can also be treated with penicillin, cephalosporins, or surgically removed. All of the above medications should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, do not self-medicate. The scalp grows a bag press will be painful as far as possible do not touch with your hands, do not squeeze through the pus, if the symptoms are serious, need to be under the guidance of a physician to use medication.