Patient's question:
Doctor, could you please take a look at my baby's face, chin, neck, and chest? They have red spots and small white pustules. Before, the forehead was like this, then it turned into big pus-filled blisters all over the forehead. I took them to the children's hospital for a urine test, and after a thorough examination, the doctor diagnosed it as folliculitis. They prescribed a cream to apply, and now the forehead is mostly healed. But now, the face, chin, neck, and chest have these red spots and small white pustules. Is this also folliculitis?Doctor's answer:
Yes, based on the conditions of the children you mentioned, their illnesses are primarily caused by improper diet and lifestyle, leading to internal heat and external attack, which in turn triggers folliculitis. If the child is breastfeeding, it is best for the adult to accompany the child to see a pediatric traditional Chinese medicine doctor. They can prescribe some herbal remedies. The child can wet their lips with the medicine, while the adult can drink it and absorb the medication through breastfeeding for internal treatment. If the treatment is appropriate, it can be very effective with no side effects or aftereffects, naturally and completely eliminating the condition. External applications, even if effective, cannot address the root cause. Western medicine has no good medications or methods for treating children, and some Western drugs still have uncertain effects on the face.