Pimples under the armpits like acne

It is a common symptom that pimples grow under the armpits like acne. Many people don’t know what is going on. It may be folliculitis or sebaceous glanditis. You should pay attention to personal hygiene, take a bath regularly, change your underwear regularly, do not smoke or drink, and do not eat spicy food. If the condition is serious, you should go to the hospital for treatment. Let’s take a look at what causes acne-like pimples under the armpits.

Symptoms of underarm acne may be folliculitis or inflammation of the sebaceous glands.

Folliculitis is generally a bacterial infection of the hair follicles that causes suppuration. At first, red papules appear, but gradually papule-pustules will appear, and the skin may sometimes feel mildly painful. When it occurs on the surface of the skin, there are generally no serious symptoms, but there will be swellings, some of which are elastic and raised higher than the skin surface. Sometimes there are openings on the skin surface, and there will be tofu dregs and sticky substances. Generally, surgical treatment is recommended for these two situations. Now that medicine is advanced, surgery can completely cure this disease. Here's how to treat it:

First of all, medical antibiotics can be used to treat folliculitis. For local areas of the skin, patients can use neomycin ointment, mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid ointment or 2% iodine tincture. For patients with recurrent attacks, sterilized instruments can be tried.

This folliculitis mainly occurs in the hairy parts of the adult body and in the head of children. The rashes can sometimes merge with each other, and if the wound heals, small patches of baldness may remain. If the cyst wall remains after treatment, it is prone to recurrence.

If there are inflammatory symptoms such as redness, swelling, heat and pain before surgery, the inflammation should be controlled first and then the surgery should be arranged.

For sebaceous cysts, once the patient is diagnosed, the only option is to completely remove the cyst through surgery. Surgery is the only treatment for sebaceous cysts. During the operation, the skin connected to the cyst can be separated with extreme caution because the cyst wall is very thin and should be removed as completely as possible.

Note:

It is recommended to avoid spicy food and eat a low-fat diet. You can apply erythromycin ointment, take oral antibiotics and wash frequently with hot water. Do not squeeze it to prevent the spread of infection. Patients with folliculitis or sebaceous cysts must pay attention to the following hygiene, keep their face clean, and keep the sebaceous gland openings unobstructed. If the face itches, do not scratch it to avoid causing facial skin infection, damaging the sebaceous gland openings, causing sebaceous gland secretions to remain, and promoting the formation of sebaceous cysts. Do not squeeze facial skin boils, etc.

In addition to the most common folliculitis, sebaceous gland inflammation, and swollen lymph nodes, female friends also need to consider the possibility of breast disease. Among breast diseases, accessory breast, breast hyperplasia, breast fibroids, breast cancer, etc. may cause lumps in the armpits.