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Home Remedies For Folliculitis
Pseudofolliculitis barbae; Tinea barbae; Barber's itch
Treatment
Hot, moist compresses may promote drainage of the affected follicles. Treatment may include antibiotics applied to the skin (mupirocin) or taken by mouth (dicloxacillin), or antifungal medications to control the infection.
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Expectations (prognosis)
Folliculitis usually responds well to treatment, but may come back.
Complications
- Folliculitis may return
- Infection may...
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