Why Do I Have A Greenish Yellow Dot With Irritation Around It?

Posted on Thu, 28 Jun 2018

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Question : i have a greensih yellow dot and aroubd it the skin is highly irritated. also looks like some sort of infection due to all of this what is this

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Folliculitis most likely, topical antibiotic & anti-inflammatory medicine

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have reviewed the attached photograph and it seems to be folliculitis which is inflammation of the hair follicle.

I would recommend you to apply a topical antibiotic like Neosporin ointment or Fusidic acid cream on the affected area twice daily and take anti-inflammatory medicines like tablet Ibuprofen 200mg thrice daily for few days.

This should resolve it.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee