Severe folliculitis in my scalp

[bigtronix]

I have had this painful problem for years (9 years and 6 month to be exact). I am 40 years old, male, from Canada. Here's how the problem started. Tiny red bumps and they endup with the white thing on it  on top of the scalp back in around 1999, they got very itchy and they blood and white things will be discharge from the pinples. After a few months, I went to a dermatologist, he prescribed me with antiboitic and shampoo and cream and lotion . i used them for 3 month and after i stoppped few one month after I had them back on my scalp and face.I called my dermotologist booked an apt and i saw him and said i should take accutane 40mg daily and antibiotic for 6 month and keep on using the stieprox shampoo for fungus , so i did that and i my scalp and face they got better , so after 6 month i was done my medication course went back for finale visit and he said that i am done .
after  5  to 6 month after the treatment  same issue is back i went and i saw my family Dr and he said to go back and see my dermotologist so i called book an apt , i went for my apt and same thing he want me to be back on accutane for 4 month this time and the stieprox shampoo and other shampoo brand i can't recall . so i did that and after 3 weeks my scalp face look better and after 4 month everything was cleared  saw my dermotologist and he was satisfied with the result again , so he said to stop treatment and i did.
after 4 to 5 month same issue i endup with than made me think more , went to my family Dr we talked and he recommend to see a another dermotologist than the one  i was seeing so i agree and we went through  that
same treatment for 6 month  and i did it   and after 5 to 6 month same issue i changed over 10 dermotologist  and on off on antibiotic and accutane and shamppo and lotions dalacin ....and till today's day no luck  same issue and all this dermotologist did culture and was negative result and they did alergy test negative tooo, few weeks ago as per oct 24 2009  a saw a new dermotologist she did a culture and the result endup with Citrobacter koseri  in my scalp and she said that the cause was from the antibiotic however i am still taken till now antibiotics , and she want to reffere me to another specialist who deal with the bacteria issue's so now i am waiting for my apt . honestly after all those yrs i had the worse time in my life , and i can't beleive that some dermotologist didnt care less for my situtation , i am loosing sleep and is effecting my daily life  and i am looking for a solution please helppppppp.
PS i did tryed all kind of prescription shampoo ,lotion,cream,antibiotic,accutane ,cureacne , i spend over 12000 dollars and no luck  , and i endup a one  year ago with a damaged lazy  liver i had to stop accutane and take other medication to get my liver back to normal situtation  please helpppppppppppppppppppppp

now i am under antibiotic but however not doing the job at all  and all it's doing is controlling the bumps a little. Like 1 week of the month, I will have 70% clear scalp. The other 3 weeks, I'll have 30-40 spots .
These spots are extremely painful, sometimes I can't sleep right since the scalp pushes against the pillow. I have to wait upto 3 weeks before scalp is somewhat clear so I can get a haircut, even the past few month i don't go to a barber anymore i cut mine with number one hair  cliper  

From all my research, this seems like extreme stubborn case of folliculitis, but I don't even know anymore what to do. Please, anyone out there, help me. I'm willing to pay you if you can help solve this problem


This discussion is related to Severe Scalp Folliculitis (Seen 4 Dermatologist already).

[Patselefun]

I have the same issue for over 20yrs now. Hopefully someone finds a cure

[Betttie]

check out pure gum spirits of turpentine

[Salvador1]

Systematic fungal infections are very common and can be spread very easily person to person or even from where you have your haircut. Dermatologist can sometimes treat your skin condition with steroids, antihistamines and other methods which may be more damaging and are mainly temporary fixes for the relief of your true condition. Dermatologist will usually play the safe card and prescribe topical treatments, rarely will they ever prescribe a high systematic dose of anti-fungal medication in order to cure the root of the systematic fungal infection you actually have. I was in the same state you were in at one time and end up having to order my medication from overseas after spending thousand of dollars on local dermatologist visits. I actually believe Dermatologists know what you actually have and they want to keep everyone in the loop so they can all make money for a fungal condition that is very treatable. If you have an internal fungal infection that spreads to your skin and you cure the skin, well believe me it going to come back to your skin eventually after your skin is cured. To help you now before proper medication, the best things I found to work best was regular kitchen salt iodized or not. During your warm, not hot shower apply the salt all over your body including your scalp and let stand on your skin for 20 minutes or more keeping your skin damp from the steam of the shower or lightly spraying water on you with a spray bottle, rinse, towel or air dry. After you are dry get a spray bottle and fill it with Hydrogen Peroxide and spray it all over your body rubbing it into your skin not your scalp or hair for it has a bleaching agent. Air dry and continue both treatments once daily or twice daily depending on the type of fungal infection you may have. If you have very intense itching twice daily showers for two weeks may be in order, hopefully your medication should have arrived by mail by then. I cannot give the overseas pharmacy I used, because I do not want their name exposed, however trial and error is a lot cheaper than these no result dermatologist visits. I used 100 mg Sporanox twice a day for two weeks to cure Tinea Incognito which occurred because of the steroids creams I was improperly given to make the itching go away which were altering the Tinea fungal infection. Fungal infections are usually started on your skin and become systematic after years due to improper treatment, however they can be transmitted sexually also. You may want to research systematic fungal infections and view images via Google to see which one is more like the skin infection you have. Tinea Incognito takes many forms and sometimes can look like water blisters on soles of feet and between fingers, ant bites, scabies, ringworm or even a traveling patchy rash with severe itching while you sleep at night or even during the day appearing to be a heat rash depending on the length of years you have carried the fungal infection. Also, please do not feel the salt treatment will harm you because you have dry skin, you only have dry skin because you have the fungal infection drying out your skin. If you have liver problems or you feel you should visit a doctor for treatment, go to a doctor at an Infectious Diseases unit for evaluation not a Dermatologist.

[positivo]

Can folliculitis or the pimples on scalp cause a bald spot?

Will dalacin cream help?

[Betttie]

Yes

[kdrrr]

Hi I too suffer with this condition almost for 12 years now and I realized that after seeing so many Dermatologist and spending thousands of dollars for medications and tests,it is better to live with  this condition for rest of life than having any hope.

[NICO1985]

Did you have any folliculitis on your face ?

PLease describe what you folliculitis looked like

[NICO1985]

Did you have any folliculitis on your face ?

PLease describe what you folliculitis looked like

Does anybody have folliculitis on their chin , if so please describe what it looks like and what is the best procedure to cure this .