What to do about recurring bacterial folliculitis

Recurrent bacterial folliculitis can be treated by general measures, medication and other treatments. 1. General measures: patients usually need to pay attention to skin hygiene, keep dry and clean, use warm water to wash the skin every day, strengthen the protection of the skin. 2. Medication: patients need to use 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution to clean the affected area under the guidance of the doctor, and also need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid cream, clindamycin gel, 1% neomycin ointment and other antibiotic drugs. For patients with severe symptoms, oral amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime and other antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor. 3. Other treatments: treatment through ultraviolet radiation, ultra-short wave, infrared, helium-neon laser and other physical measures, to a certain extent, can also improve clinical symptoms. Usually, after timely and standardized treatment, the prognosis of bacterial folliculitis is good, but patients need to strengthen daily life management to avoid recurrence.