Boys with pimples on their skin consider acne, folliculitis, Malassezia folliculitis, etc. It can be eliminated through general treatment and medication.
1. Acne: Acne is common in adolescents and is related to elevated levels of androgens. You can apply retinoids, such as tazarotene and adapalene, and take doxycycline and minocycline if you have severe inflammatory symptoms.
2. Folliculitis: Hair follicles are attacked by pathogenic microorganisms, resulting in infection will appear folliculitis, if the number is not large, and the symptoms are not serious can disappear on their own, you need to pay attention to local hygiene, if the number is large or the symptoms are serious, you can apply glucose chlorohexidine solution, iodine povidone solution, if it is a bacterial infection, but also can be applied to mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid cream.
3. Malassezia folliculitis: this is an inflammation of the hair follicle caused by Malassezia infection, mainly the use of antifungal drug treatment, you can apply ketoconazole, econazole, etc., the symptoms of the more serious can be combined with oral itraconazole, fluconazole.
Boys skin acne may have other reasons, such as rosacea, infectious molluscum contagiosum, flat warts, etc., should be timely consultation, clear cause after standardized treatment, the above drugs should be used in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.