A member asked:

I have folliculitis on scalp. dr prescribed clindamycin topical solution and doxycycline oral. its been 4 days no difference noted?

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Give it time.: Sounds like a reasonable treatment, but 4 days is too soon to see significant improvement. Folliculitis is an infection within the hair follicles, and it takes awhile for the medications to get into them. If you go a week or two without improvement, you might be on the wrong antibiotic for your particular infection, or the diagnosis may be wrong, and you should call your doctor.

Answered 2/24/2018

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