What are the symptoms of folliculitis? What are the symptoms of folliculitis?

The symptoms of folliculitis, first of all, it is redness, local redness, redness and swelling of the hair follicles, and sometimes small blisters, or pustules, red and swollen around, and obvious tenderness, which is called folliculitis. It can be one hair follicle is inflamed, or it can be multiple, scattered, one by one, the hair follicle is inflamed, and redness, swelling, and small pustules will occur.

The more common symptom of folliculitis is the appearance of some red papules on the site of the disease, and in the case of severe cases, there are pus heads on them. Folliculitis caused by fungal infection is common in the chest and back, often in patches, most of them do not feel anything, do not hurt or itch, and a small number of patients will feel itchy. Folliculitis caused by bacterial infection can occur in any part of the body, usually single, occasionally multiple, this is often a large red papule, after a while there will be pustules on it, most of which are accompanied by painful sensations.

Folliculitis is generally effective to take traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and drugs that inhibit staphylococci can be selected in a targeted manner, such as oral tetracycline and minocycline hydrochloride. Traditional Chinese medicines such as Yiqing capsules, bezoar detoxification tablets, and heat-clearing and dispersing capsules. For dry stools, you can also add Fengtong Shengsan and Tanshinone capsules, which have a good effect on inhibiting staphylococcus.

For the anti-** birth, you can use the transfer factor oral solution to improve immunity, thymus peptide oral solution, etc., to improve autoimmunity, and it is also good for multiple folliculitis.

Folliculitis usually begins with an induration with localized redness, swelling, pain, and tenderness. After a few days, the source of the disease expanded, and a yellow-white pus plug appeared, which then softened, burst, and the pus was discharged, and the inflammation decreased and gradually healed. When the boil is large, there may be systemic symptoms such as fever, headache, and fatigue, and the white blood cell count is increased.

Facial boils and swellings are complicated with intracranial infection, and the facial swelling is severe, which can be accompanied by chills, high fever, headache and other cavernous sinus infectious embolism.

Typical symptoms. 1.Papules: Usually on the head, face, neck, etc., red papules appear, and there are hairs running through the papules**.

2.Pustules: Some patients have white pustules at the top of the papules that are prone to ulceration and pus and blood.

3.Yellow crust: The pustule can form a yellow crust after the ulceration, and the scab can heal after the scab falls off.

Other symptoms. Folliculitis develops deeply, causing scarring and permanent hair loss, some of which may have regional lymphadenopathy, characterized by deep pustular follicular lesions, usually symmetrical in the lower extremities, and leaving a lasting hair loss scar after healing.

Syndrome. 1.Furuncles: Inflammation of the hair follicles that extends deep into the hair follicles and the tissues around the hair follicles, called boils. The rash begins as a follicular inflammatory papule and gradually increases in size to form a red hard nodule.

2.Carbuncle: It is a deep infection formed by the fusion of multiple adjacent hair follicles and inflammation around the hair follicles, the location of the carbuncle is deeper, the scope is wider, and it can form red, swollen and painful lumps.

3.Intracranial infection: when folliculitis occurs in the triangular region of the face, bacteria can enter the skull along the fibrous vein vascular plexus and cause infection.

1. Symptoms of folliculitis.

1.**Symptom.

Folliculitis can cause red, plump papules on the affected area**, which may also be follicular impetigo, which can gradually evolve into papular pustules after rapid development. There may be redness and inflammation around the affected area, followed by a dry and crusty reaction, and there may be mild pain and discomfort. Among them, adults mainly grow hairy parts, and small children tend to appear on the head.

2.Other symptoms.

Because folliculitis may form boils, when the boils are large, they are often accompanied by systemic symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, dizziness, and fatigue. If a routine blood test is done at this time, the white blood cell count may be elevated. In addition, after co-infection, there is often a severe facial swelling reaction, and even complications such as intracranial infection and cavernous sinus infectious embolism can be induced.

Second, the best method of folliculitis.

1.Drugs**.

Patients with folliculitis can generally be treated with antibiotics**. It is recommended to scrub the affected area with iodine tincture or compound calamine lotion every day, and then apply an appropriate amount of topical ointments such as neomycin ointment, mupirocin ointment, and fusidic acid ointment. If necessary, patients can add levofloxacin tablets or other anti-inflammatory drugs, and can also use low-dose glucocorticoids as appropriate to eliminate hair follicle symptoms as soon as possible.

2.Physics**.

If the symptoms of folliculitis are stubborn, patients can try to treat them with ultraviolet radiation, carbon dioxide lasers, and liquid nitrogen freezing. However, after **, it is still necessary to cooperate with external drugs**, and it is also necessary to pay attention to strengthening the skin care of the affected area to prevent adverse reactions such as pigmentation.