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Suggest Treatment For Folliculitis

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Posted on Tue, 17 Jan 2017
Question: I'm not sure I think I have fallitioes my skin has always been perfect I'm getting red bumps an with puss in them with a little hole they were in my head now they are getting on my face help
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Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (24 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Seems to be folliculitis, take oral and topical antibiotics

Detailed Answer:
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Thanks for being at healthcaremagic
According to your complaints it seems to be folliculitis which is inflammation of the hair follicles.
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply topical antibiotic like neosporin ointment or fusidic acid cream on the affected areas twice daily and take antibiotic like tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days.
This should help in resolving them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet
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Suggest Treatment For Folliculitis

Brief Answer: Seems to be folliculitis, take oral and topical antibiotics Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for being at healthcaremagic According to your complaints it seems to be folliculitis which is inflammation of the hair follicles. If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply topical antibiotic like neosporin ointment or fusidic acid cream on the affected areas twice daily and take antibiotic like tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days. This should help in resolving them. Regards Dr Asmeet