Winter is dry, is a good season for all kinds of diseases, all kinds of microorganisms such as bacteria, mold, and even the vitality of the virus immediately began to be active, at this time, if the whole body appears inexplicably red, itchy, painful, etc., be careful that folliculitis is to cause trouble!
Folliculitis refers to the purulent inflammation of a single hair follicle infection, which usually occurs on the scalp, neck, chest and back. It often presents as a red papule centered on the hair follicle and may be painful. Mild cases can be cured on their own, while severe cases require medication**.
The main ** of folliculitis
Bacterial infections such as Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas spp., Escherichia coli, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, etc.;One of the most common bacteria that causes folliculitis is Staphylococcus aureus.
Fungi, such as ** Phyton, Candida spp.
Parasites, such as scabies, lice, follicular worms.
Symptoms of folliculitis
The rash initially occurs at the mouth of the hair follicle, and there are small red follicular papules with itching sensation from the tip of the needle to the size of mung beans, and a small yellow-white pus head is formed at the top of the papules, surrounded by inflammatory redness, and there are hair follicles running through the center, and the papules appear more, scattered and distributed, not fused with each other, with mild pain, and obvious itching.
Folliculitis is more likely to occur on the head, neck, buttocks or other parts of the body, and has a tendency to occur, often occurs in many places, is stubborn in nature, and is difficult to heal. Generally, there are no systemic symptoms, after a few days, the pus head is broken, and a small amount of pus is discharged and gradually healed, such as reversing, prolonging for several weeks, and it is good to turn into chronic folliculitis, which is more likely to occur in hairy parts, and the rash is easy to be secondary to seborrheic dermatitis, neurodermatitis, pruritus and other diseases.
The initial onset is a small inflammatory papule consistent with the hair follicle, surrounded by redness, quickly turning into pustules, the center often has hair through, pustules such as the size of miliary, not fused, thin blister wall, a small amount of purulent discharge after breaking, self-conscious itching and slight pain, a few days later dry and scab and heal, no scarring, more common in **, good in the scalp, neck, also seen in the buttocks and other places, local lymph nodes can be swollen, stubborn in nature, easy to **, often prolonged for a long time.
The dry weather in winter is a good season for folliculitis, and more attention should be paid to prevention, and if you want to prevent folliculitis, you need to pay attention to the following.
1.Keep ** clean,At the same time, it is necessary to avoid scratching and other stimuli. In particular, the head should be kept clean and hygienic because of its abundance of hair, sebaceous and sweat glands, and a lot of excrement. Don't scratch your hair too hard and don't overdo it. It is best to cut the hair short in areas with skin lesions.
2.Wear cotton underwearTry to wear loose-fitting, sweat-wicking cotton underwear with the aim of reducing irritation to the lesion.
3.Maintain good lifestyle habitsIncluding relaxing the mind, reducing stress, paying attention to rest, and it is best to fall asleep on time, because good sleep will help reduce the condition and improve the ** effect.
4.Dietary contraindications,Eat less sour, spicy and other irritating foods and animal fats, eat more vegetables and fruits, increase vitamins, and prohibit eating high-sugar foods, otherwise it will aggravate folliculitis.
Special reminder:Folliculitis is a common bacterial infectious disease, which is extremely harmful, and if it is not timely, it can cause permanent hair loss on the scalp, which has a great impact on the appearance and image of the patient.
Shaanxi Provincial Leather Prevention Institute
Shaanxi Provincial STD Prevention and Control Institute (hereinafter referred to as Shaanxi Provincial Skin Prevention Institute) is a professional medical unit for the prevention and treatment of STDs in Shaanxi Province, the vice chairman unit of the National STD Specialty Alliance, a national STD outpatient HIV monitoring sentinel, a "National Provincial STD Central Laboratory" of the China CDC STD Control Center and a national gonococcal drug resistance monitoring point.
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