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Folliculitis on body

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I've had these red spots at the base of every hair on my legs and lower stomach for at least 5 years now. I've been to two dermatologist and they both say I have folliculitis. The other one gave me a prescription to a cream which I used for two weeks morning and evening but I couldn't see any difference so I gave up on that.

The other one prescribed accutane for my acne and said the red spots will be gone too but I've taken accutane three times (3 x 200- 300 20mg tablets I think), and while it works well for my acne, it does nothing to the red spots (other than prevent white heads from happening).

Has anyone had a similar problem? Although the folliculitis I have is not very painful, it's still unsightly and it's making me quite depressed to be honest.

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    I know this post is 2 years old however to add to the suggestions anyone with this issue should consider using dandruff shampoo as a body wash. I suffered from folliculitis and carbuncles for years. Trying multiple doctors treatments and home remedies including most of what has been mentioned here. Nothing had helped at all until i tried 2 different things. first I obtained a surgical wash called Dexidin to quickly knock it down which was highly effective for a couple of weeks. Afterwards I use (and continue to) dandruff shampoo as body wash. The ingredients are effective in killing fungus. It has kept my skin clear for over. year now and it has been the only thing effective.

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