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s15driftking · 11-15-2009, 02:30 PM

how do you cure scalp feliculitis, noting that a 10% panoxyl soap bar has gotten you no where?

11-15-2009, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by s15driftking

how do you cure scalp feliculitis, noting that a 10% panoxyl soap bar has gotten you no where?

I haven't seen much scalp folliculitis. It is interesting that it is being treated with a benzyol peroxide solution. If it were a limitted, easy to get to area, I would treat it with something like polysporin or mupirocin (sp?) twice a day for 10 days. If that didn't work or if it were a hard to get to area (like a hair covered scalp) then I would go more for a system (pill) antibiotic like cloxicillin or erythromycin. All that said, I would certainly take a second look at it before concluding its a bacterial infection of the follicles on the scalp. I would be looking for another diagnosis (like pustular seborrheic keratosis) or an underlying cause and treat that.

If it were hard enough to treat I would certainly go ahead and swab it and await lab results to determine if it were anything more problematic than a typical skin-borne bacteria causing it.

Cenookie · 11-15-2009, 08:43 PM

First of all thanks, a couple months ago I was helping a friend move furniture when I felt what I can only describe as a warming sensation and pain in my shoulder. I immediately lost strength in my shoulder. In fact I wasn't able to put my truck in gear to drive home. My shoulder only hurts when I move it a certain way. And at night in bed it's not a pain like in the muscle, but more of an ache. I can massage it and fell no sore spots, but move it a certain way and PAIN.

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