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How Can Irritant Dermatitis With A Thigh Pimple Be Treated?
my baby girl is 5 weeks old, and has a little case of diaper rash, so i m applying desitin cream to her at every diaper change. but this morning there was an actual pimple on the inner of her thigh. is this not diaper rash?..is it something more serious? it doesn t seem to bother her too much, but a pimple seems odd for such a young baby.
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
Hello
This sounds like a case of folliculitis--a hair follicle infection.
Nothing too serious and it should resolve soon but if the pimple is getting larger or redder she should see the doctor to see if she needs a course of antibiotics
This sounds like a case of folliculitis--a hair follicle infection.
Nothing too serious and it should resolve soon but if the pimple is getting larger or redder she should see the doctor to see if she needs a course of antibiotics
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