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Suggest Treatment For Severe And Recurrent Folliculitis
Question: Severe folliculis
Brief Answer:
"Recurrent Folliculitis". Kindly elaborate the concern.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum. I can understand your concern for Folliculitis. After reading your query with diligence it seems that you are suffering from the problem of "Recurrent Folliculitis".
To tell you simply - This is a condition of inflammation and infection of the hair root and oil gland attached to it.
To explain it medically, we have hair all over our body which have opening of the oil glands attached to it. By many a factors these hair root and oil gland can become inflamed and infected leading to folliculitis.
The reason for the inflammation and infection of the area is due to the fact that our body harbors multiple types of bacteria on the skin which are known as “Normal flora” of the skin. A bacteria “Staphylococcus aureus” is also a part of that flora, but as soon as there is some break in the skin or trivially also due to bit ups and downs in immunity, the bacteria gets access into the skin and causes the aforesaid process of inflammation and infection.
When it is superficial it heals without any problem, but when it is deep it causes lot of pain and swelling around the area. In general these persist for few weeks and heals without any problem. After a period of time our immunity prevents the further formation and inflammation.
The main concern is when it is occurring frequently and regularly. Before I guide you any further I would like ask certain relevant questions with the condition:
1. How long you have this folliculitis problem.
2. Any other skin problems or any recent history of any illness.
3. Exposure to heat and humidity in last few months or your job profile.
4. Any previous history of taking some medications especially antibiotics in last 6 months.
5. Any tests done for the management of the folliculitis.
6. Do you apply any kind of oil or use any kind of moisturizing cream on body surface.
Hope to hear soon form your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases)
"Recurrent Folliculitis". Kindly elaborate the concern.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum. I can understand your concern for Folliculitis. After reading your query with diligence it seems that you are suffering from the problem of "Recurrent Folliculitis".
To tell you simply - This is a condition of inflammation and infection of the hair root and oil gland attached to it.
To explain it medically, we have hair all over our body which have opening of the oil glands attached to it. By many a factors these hair root and oil gland can become inflamed and infected leading to folliculitis.
The reason for the inflammation and infection of the area is due to the fact that our body harbors multiple types of bacteria on the skin which are known as “Normal flora” of the skin. A bacteria “Staphylococcus aureus” is also a part of that flora, but as soon as there is some break in the skin or trivially also due to bit ups and downs in immunity, the bacteria gets access into the skin and causes the aforesaid process of inflammation and infection.
When it is superficial it heals without any problem, but when it is deep it causes lot of pain and swelling around the area. In general these persist for few weeks and heals without any problem. After a period of time our immunity prevents the further formation and inflammation.
The main concern is when it is occurring frequently and regularly. Before I guide you any further I would like ask certain relevant questions with the condition:
1. How long you have this folliculitis problem.
2. Any other skin problems or any recent history of any illness.
3. Exposure to heat and humidity in last few months or your job profile.
4. Any previous history of taking some medications especially antibiotics in last 6 months.
5. Any tests done for the management of the folliculitis.
6. Do you apply any kind of oil or use any kind of moisturizing cream on body surface.
Hope to hear soon form your side.
With regards,
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology & Sexually transmitted diseases)
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