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Suggest Treatment For Ingrown Hair Rashes

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Posted on Mon, 12 May 2014
Question: What is the best over the counter lotion, cream ointment for healing ingrown hair rashes?
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Answered by Dr. Kalpana Pathak (29 minutes later)
Brief Answer: details below Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for writing to us In your case, I could think of three possibilities- Acne folliculitis pseudofolliculitis The treatment is entirely different in all the three. I would appreciate, if you could upload an image depicting your lesions. This wouod help me in suggesting appropriate treatment. Waiting for your response. Regards ..
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Kalpana Pathak (5 hours later)
Please see uploaded photos... Does not itch.
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Answered by Dr. Kalpana Pathak (30 hours later)
Brief Answer: details below Detailed Answer: Hi, Thanks for uploading the images. You may use mupirocin or fusidic acid or nadifloxacin cream twice in a day to help settle these rashes. These should resolve in four to five days. Hope this helped. Take care
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Suggest Treatment For Ingrown Hair Rashes

Brief Answer: details below Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for writing to us In your case, I could think of three possibilities- Acne folliculitis pseudofolliculitis The treatment is entirely different in all the three. I would appreciate, if you could upload an image depicting your lesions. This wouod help me in suggesting appropriate treatment. Waiting for your response. Regards ..