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How Is Folliculitis Treated?

Posted on Mon, 23 Jan 2017

Question: What is this if its not a wart? Ive had several doctors look at it, all saying it does not look like a wart. No biopsies done. It had a hair and pus in it at one point but will not go away. I put vinegar on it yesterday for a at home hpv test and it turned slightly lighter, not full blown white. The hair growin from it, the pus, and the fact that there are clear discharge tells me its not a wart but what could it be? Its been there for 2 weeks now.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Seems to be folliculitis, oral & topical antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
I have gone through your complaints as well as reviewed the attached photographs.
It is looking like folliculitis which is inflammation of the hair follicle. It doesn't look like a wart.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to take oral antibiotic like tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days and apply topical antibiotic like mupirocin cream or fusidic acid cream on the affected area twice daily for 7-10 days.
This should resolve it.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (11 minutes later)

Would vinegar make follicultis appear lighter? It does not appear like a wart at all? That is my only fear

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (4 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It is not looking like wart at all

Detailed Answer:
Vinegar can make folliculitis look lighter.
It is not looking like wart at all.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (26 hours later)

Hello, I just took a shower and after apply mupioricin cream this is what it looks like today. It still does not look like a wart in your opinion? There was some dead skin on it which a towel scraped away

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Looking better, not a wart, continue mupirocin cream

Detailed Answer:
I have reviewed the newly attached photographs and it is looking better.
It is still not looking like a wart.
I would recommend you to continue applying mupirocin cream on the affected area twice daily for 7-8 days.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Veerisetty Shyamkumar