I have an itchy acne like rash on my chest. The rash is made up of acne like sores on the hair follicles, but unlike acne, they itch, and they are generally small without an acne like whitehead. When squezzed there is only a little puss and blood. The rash is generally confined to one small area, although it seems to have spread a bit lately. I first tried treating it by cleansing the area and putting some mild cortisone cream on it. It seemed to go away only to come back with a vengeance when I would scratch a sudden uncomfortable itch. After some online research, I discovered folliculitis, which appears to be caused by various things including fungus, so I started to apply some clotrimazole cream twice a day. It has been a week and the infection is not responding to this at all. I'm thinking it may be bacterial, and would like to know there is an off the shelf medication that can help. Any advice would be helpful. I can submit a photo if that would help.
Finally, if I do see a doctor, is it necessary that it be a dermatologist or would a prmary care physician probably be good enough? Thanks!