All About Scalp Bumps - Folliculitis, Redness

Folliculitis is the inflammation of the hair follicles in the different parts of the body which have hairs in it such as scalp, ears, and jaws of men that have beards, nape, arms, legs and the genital areas. The parts of the body that are free from this infection are the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet since these are the only parts of the body that has no hair. This disease can be observed as folliculitis because of its symptoms which could usually be in a form of rashes at first surrounding the area where the hair follicle is, and which could be too itchy that you tend to scratch it resulting for it to be inflamed and be infected.

The hair follicles have been irritated or have been infected with fungal or viruses that were able to get through to it resulting to this type of disease.

There are numerous forms of folliculitis as well as the first type will be the bacterial folliculitis treatment or perhaps the staphylococcus bacteria or hot spa folliculitis that is transmitted via an opening inside the skin due to abrasion or cut. The bacteria is long gone from the cut or perhaps the abrasion of the epidermis taking for the inner section of the hair follicle and irritating it. In this sort of folliculitis chlamydia might go deep-down to the skin which can produce flux and will leave the involved area with scars. The procedure for this sort of folliculitis is truly the topical cream and ointment that can relieve the anguish as well as the itchiness plus the inflammation how the flux is mainly responsible for.

Antibiotics are also used to treat for folliculitis that has gone down the skin. The second type of folliculitis is the fungal folliculitis which usually brings the infection deep down the skin where it could spread to the other internal organs of the body as well as the blood stream could be inflicted by this disease. The most common disease forms that this type brings are the candida or the yeast infections, and athletes foot caused by the ringworms. This disease may cause fever due to intensive pain from the infected area as well as permanent loss of hairs on the area of infection after this disease is healed. This can be treated with anti fungal topical creams and ointment.

The third type of folliculitis is the viral folliculitus which rarely occurs to anybody since it only occurs periodically or seasonally once in a year. This is commonly known to be herpes for herpes simplex and herpes zoster viruses. This can be treated through oral medication of antihistamines or through surgery. The last type of folliculitis is the parasitic folliculitis which usually resides down under the hair follicles where they lay their eggs and live there. This type of folliculitis are those that causes acne and the treatment of this could be the same as the others which is through a topical cream but with different type of elements which are intended for this type of disease only.