Symptoms of axillary folliculitis

summary

Folliculitis is a purulent inflammation caused by bacterial infection of the whole hair follicle. At the beginning of the red papule, gradually evolved into papular pustules, isolated scattered, conscious of mild pain. In adults, it mainly occurs in hairy areas, while in children, it usually occurs on the head. Sometimes, the rashes can fuse with each other and leave small patches of alopecia after healing. So what are the symptoms of axillary folliculitis? Let's talk about it.

Symptoms of axillary folliculitis

Folliculitis begins with a red plump papule consistent with the mouth of the hair follicle, or starts with a follicular pustule, and then develops rapidly into a papular pustule, which runs through the hair in the middle. There is inflammation around the red halo, and then dry scab. After about one week, the scab is removed and cured, but there are also repeated attacks, which are not cured for many years.

Some can also develop into deep infection, forming furuncle, carbuncle, etc., generally leaving no scar. The number of skin rashes is more, isolated and scattered, conscious of mild pain. In adults, it mainly occurs in hairy areas, while in children, it usually occurs on the head. Sometimes, the rashes can fuse with each other and leave small patches of alopecia after healing.

However, the damage of new symptoms of axillary folliculitis occurs constantly, so the course of disease often lasts for weeks to months, some even longer.

matters needing attention

Patients should pay attention to personal hygiene, take a bath frequently and change clothes frequently; When itching, you can apply hot compress with wet towel instead of excessive scratching. You can apply some antiseptic and antipruritic ointment to the affected area several times a day; Clean the skin before application to avoid multiple infections.