Sporangium folliculitis symptoms?

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Malassezia Folliculitis, once known as pityrosporum folliculitis, is a chronic recurrent follicular inflammatory skin disease caused by Malassezia. Hair follicle blockage may be the main cause of the disease. The disease often occurs in the site of seborrhea, mostly in summer and autumn. The lesions were dense or scattered red follicular erythema, papules and pustules. Sporangium folliculitis symptoms? Let's talk about it

Sporangium folliculitis symptoms?

The typical lesions are hemispherical inflammatory follicular papules or small pustules, 2-4mm in diameter, uniform in shape and size, dense or scattered distribution, a large number, itching, not complicated with pityriasis variegata, a small number of patients with skin lesions can occur on the face.

The incidence of male was significantly more than that of female, and the skin rash was relatively single. The main manifestations were red follicular, thick, domed papules with a few pustules. Conscious of mild itching or discomfort.

Microscopically, short thick hyphae or piles of round or oval thick walled spores were found in the hair follicle angle plug, or there were cream yeast like colonies in culture. Pathological examination showed spherical or oval germinating spores with positive PAS staining but negative amylase.

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This disease invades the hair follicle and its location is deep. The effect of general antifungal drugs for external use is poor. The effect of topical antifungal drugs containing penetrant is significant, but it is easy to relapse. ① Take a bath with 2% ketoconazole lotion, once a day, wipe the affected part until it foams, stay for 5 minutes, and then rinse with clean water. Combined with other drugs can have synergistic effect. ② Bifonazole tincture or cream for external use, this product contains penetrant, good curative effect.