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I just finished my 2nd consecutive script or oral clindamycin for 14 days! my folliculitis on my stomach is not totally cleared up! what can i do?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

Poor treatment: Find a better Dr, preferably a dermatologist. Do not take any more clindamycin. Usually treatment of folliculitis requires months of treatment, maybe years. I wonder if you even have a correct diagnosis because the treatment does not reflect good medical judgement.

Answered 1/4/2018

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A member asked:

I just finished my 2nd consecutive script or oral clindamycin for 14 days! my folliculitis on my stomach is not totally cleared up! what can i do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

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